Shloka 7
Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu
Gṛhastha-Vrata
दशाश्वस्य सुतस्त्वासीदू राजा परमधार्मिक: । सत्ये तपसि दाने च यस्य नित्यं रतं मन:
daśāśvasya sutastvāsīdū rājā paramadhārmikaḥ | satye tapasi dāne ca yasya nityaṁ rataṁ manaḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：“你是达沙阿湿瓦之子，后来成为至为正法的国王。你的心恒常安住于真实、苦行与布施之中。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s excellence is measured by steady commitment to ethical pillars—truthfulness (satya), self-discipline/austerity (tapas), and generosity (dāna). These virtues indicate inner governance (of the mind) as the basis for outer governance (of the kingdom).
Bhīṣma is praising and identifying the addressed king by lineage (as Daśāśva’s son) and by character, highlighting that his mind was continually engaged in truth, austerity, and charitable giving—setting a moral frame for the dharma-instruction that follows.