Shloka 12
Taḍāga-Phala and Vṛkṣāropaṇa
Merit of Ponds and Tree-Planting
एतस्य त्वपनीतस्य समाधि तात चिन्तय । यथा सुखगम: पन्था भवेत् त्वद्रश्मिभावित:
etasyā tvapanītasya samādhi tāta cintaya | yathā sukhagamaḥ panthā bhavet tvadraśmibhāvitaḥ ||
اے بچے! اب جب یہ بات دور کر دی گئی ہے تو اس کا مناسب کفّارہ سوچو، تاکہ تمہاری کرنوں سے تپا ہوا یہ راستہ آسان اور محفوظ طور پر طے کیا جا سکے۔
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
When a wrong has occurred, one should not stop at regret; one must actively devise a practical remedy that restores ease and welfare for others. Ethical responsibility includes making conditions safe and workable again.
Bhishma addresses someone affectionately as ‘tāta’ and urges them to think of a concrete resolution after an issue has been ‘removed/undone,’ specifically so that a path affected by the person’s ‘rays’ (heat/light, i.e., influence or power) becomes easy to traverse.