Shloka 184
Adhyāya 284: Tapas as a Corrective to Household Attachment
Parāśara’s Instruction
अथैनमब्रवीद् वाक््यं लोकस्याधिपतिर्भव: । आश्वासनकरं वाक्यं वाक्यविद्वाक्य सम्मतम्,तदनन्तर वाक्यविशारद, लोकनाथ भगवान् शिवने प्रजापतिको सान्त्वना देनेवाला युक्तियुक्त एवं उत्तम वचन कहा--
athainam abravīd vākyam lokasyādhipatir bhavaḥ | āśvāsanakaraṃ vākyam vākyavid vākyasammatam ||
随后，婆伐（Bhava）——湿婆，诸世界之主——对他说道。他所言皆为安慰之辞：理路周全，切合时宜，并为善言之智者所称许。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical ideal of speech: true counsel should be reassuring without being deceptive, rational and well-judged, and appropriate to the listener and situation—speech that steadies the mind and supports dharma.
Bhīṣma reports that Śiva (called Bhava, the Lord of the world) speaks to a person present in the episode, offering consoling and well-considered words—setting up a divine instruction or reassurance that follows.