Shloka 37
त्रिवर्गविचारः
Tri-varga Deliberation: Dharma, Artha, Kāma
वैशम्पायन उवाच एतदू भीष्मस्य वचन श्रुत्वा राजा युधिष्ठिर: । अमृतेनेव संतृप्त: प्रह्ष्ट:ः समपद्यत
vaiśampāyana uvāca | etad u bhīṣmasya vacanaṁ śrutvā rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | amṛteneva saṁtṛptaḥ prahṛṣṭaḥ samapadyata |
毗舍波耶那说道：听了毗湿摩这番话，国王由提湿提罗欢喜异常，内心充盈满足，仿佛饮甘露而得饱足；凭借对法（dharma）与正当劝诫的确信，他的心意也随之安定坚固。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Right instruction from a dharma-knower brings inner contentment: Yudhiṣṭhira’s joy ‘like nectar’ signals the ethical relief that comes when doubts about duty and righteous rule are clarified by Bhīṣma’s counsel.
The narrator Vaiśampāyana reports that, after listening to Bhīṣma’s words, Yudhiṣṭhira becomes deeply pleased and satisfied—an emotional turning point showing the king’s receptivity to guidance in the Śānti Parva’s teaching sequence.