Shloka 86
Nīti-upadeśa to a Rājaputra: Self-restraint, Alliances, and Rival-Management (नीतिउपदेशः)
अभ्युद्धरति चात्मानं॑ प्रसादयति च प्रजा: । फिर तो तुम्हें बहुत-से शुद्ध हृदयवाले
abhyuddharati cātmānaṁ prasādayati ca prajāḥ |
毗湿摩说道：凡依诸论典（śāstra）而行，能制御其心与诸根者，既能自拔自救；亦因其严整而正直的行持，使百姓心悦而归，生出善意。此人之所以成为众望所归，正在于其自我克制支撑公正而稳固的政道，并在臣民之间树立信心。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Self-mastery aligned with śāstra is both personally salvific and socially beneficial: controlling mind and senses uplifts one’s own life and naturally wins the trust and contentment of the people.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and righteous rule; here he emphasizes that a disciplined, śāstra-guided person (especially a ruler) secures his own welfare and also keeps the subjects pleased and peaceful.