Shloka 19
Nāmānirukta of Nārāyaṇa (Keśava–Viṣṇu–Vāsudeva) and the Rudra–Nārāyaṇa Unity Theme
यन्मया समनुष्ेयं ब्रह्मर्षे तदुदाहर । विमुक्तस्येह शिष्यैमें नातिहृष्टमिदं मन:
yanmayā samanuṣṭheyaṃ brahmarṣe tad udāhara | vimuktasyeha śiṣyair me nātihṛṣṭam idaṃ manaḥ ||
Bhīṣma nói: “Ôi Brahmarshi, xin hãy chỉ dạy cho tôi biết nay tôi phải làm bổn phận gì. Vì ở đây tôi đã bị cách lìa khỏi những đệ tử yêu quý, nên lòng tôi lúc này chẳng mấy vui.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when the mind is weighed down by separation and sorrow, one should seek clarity about one’s present dharma and act according to it; emotional disturbance is acknowledged, but duty remains the guiding principle.
Bhishma addresses a great sage (identified in the Hindi gloss as Narada) and asks for instruction on what he should do now; he admits that his mind is not particularly happy because he has been separated from his dear disciples.