Shloka 8
Haṃsa–Sādhya Saṃvāda: Satya, Dama, Kṣamā and the Discipline of Speech
सम्भाव्य पुत्रान् कालेन यौवनस्थान् निवेश्य च | समर्थान् जीवने ज्ञात्वा मुक्तश्वर यथासुखम्
Sambhāvya putrān kālena yauvanasthān niveśya ca | Samarthān jīvane jñātvā mukta-snehaḥ yathāsukham ||
毗湿摩说道：“依时而行，生育儿子；待他们至青春之年，当为其婚配，使之立身于世。及至你知晓他们已能自立，不必依赖他人维生之时，便当脱离爱著之缚，安然自适，随意往来而住。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Fulfil household duties responsibly—raise children to maturity, establish them through marriage and self-reliance, and then loosen possessive attachment so one can live with inner freedom and peace.
In Shanti Parva, Bhishma instructs on dharma and proper conduct. Here he gives practical guidance for a householder: beget children at the right time, settle them when grown, and, once they are independent, withdraw from excessive parental clinging.