Shloka 10
गोप्रदानगुणाः तथा कपिलागोविधानम्
Merits of Cow-Gift and the Origin-Account of Kapilā Cows
तत्र सर्वसहा: क्षान्ता वत्सला गुरुवर्तिन: । अहंकारैरविरहिता यान्ति शक्र नरोत्तमा:
tatra sarvasahāḥ kṣāntā vatsalā guruvartinaḥ | ahaṃkārair avirahītā yānti śakra narottamāḥ || indra!
بھیشم نے کہا—اے شکر (اندرا)! جو ہر سختی سہنے والے، بردبار و درگزر کرنے والے، شفقت شعار، بزرگوں اور اساتذہ کی اطاعت میں رہنے والے اور غرور سے پاک ہوں—وہی بہترین انسان اس عالم کو پاتے ہیں۔
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that true excellence and eligibility for a higher realm come from ethical virtues—endurance, forgiveness, compassion, obedience to elders/teachers, and freedom from ego—rather than from external achievements or power.
Bhīṣma (Pitāmaha) addresses Indra (Śakra), describing the kind of people who attain that exalted realm: those who embody patience, compassion, disciplined respect for gurus/elders, and humility.