Shloka 55
Devaśarmā–Vipula Dialogue on Ahorātra–Ṛtu as Moral Witnesses (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय ४३)
इति निश्चित्य मनसा रक्षां प्रति स भार्गव: । अन्वतिष्ठत् परं यत्नं यथा तच्छृणु पार्थिव
iti niścitya manasā rakṣāṃ prati sa bhārgavaḥ | anvatīṣṭhat paraṃ yatnaṃ yathā tac chṛṇu pārthiva pṛthvīnātha |
Bhishma nói: “Đã quyết định như thế trong tâm về việc bảo hộ, vị Bhargava ấy liền dốc sức đến tột cùng. Ông đã làm ra sao—hãy nghe, hỡi đấng quân vương, chúa tể cõi đất.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical resolve: after careful inner determination about safeguarding what must be protected, one should pursue the highest effort. It frames protection (rakṣā) as a dharmic duty requiring firm decision (niścaya) and sustained exertion (yatna).
Bhishma addresses the king and transitions the story: he says that the Bhargava, having decided on a course of action concerning protection, undertook great effort, and Bhishma now invites the king to listen to how that effort unfolded.