Bhisma Parwa: Value of Loyalty and Work Ethos

Abstract

The value of loyalty and work ethos are both found in the fragment of Bhisma Parwa, especially in the part when Sri Krsna is teaching the confused Arjuna. As a classical script, Bhisma Parwa has high value and it is contextual for this global era. This study is of library research and has been carried out qualitatively and descriptively to support that the text teaches men to value others and above all to uplift loyalty which mirrors righteousness to bring peace and happiness in life. It also teaches that any work to do should be based on dharma and the essence of working is not in achieving the goal but in widening the heart, mind, and soul in the process of it. In addition, the text also teaches that success or failure would never affect one’s works as long as one unattached themselves from the results and offered them to God as well as to the benefit of human beings.