Shloka 39
ब्रवीमि सत्यमेतच्च यथाहं पाण्डुनन्दन । तेन सत्येन गच्छेयं लोकान् यत्र च शान्तनु:,पाण्डुनन्दन! मैं यह सच्ची बात कह रहा हूँ और चाहता हूँ कि इस सत्यके प्रभावसे मैं उन्हीं लोकोंमें जाऊँ जहाँ मेरे पिता शान्तनु गये हैं
bravīmi satyam etac ca yathāhaṃ pāṇḍunandana | tena satyena gaccheyaṃ lokān yatra ca śāntanuḥ ||
اے پاندو کے فرزند! میں یہ بات بعینہٖ سچ کہتا ہوں۔ اسی سچ کی قوت سے میں اُن جہانوں کو پہنچوں جہاں میرے والد شانتنو گئے ہیں۔
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Truthfulness (satya) is presented as a potent moral force: speaking truth is not merely ethical conduct but a source of spiritual merit capable of guiding one toward auspicious realms.
Bhīṣma, addressing Yudhiṣṭhira, affirms the truth of what he is saying and expresses a wish that, by the merit of that truth, he may attain the same heavenly realms reached by his father Śāntanu.