Shloka 9
Adhyāya 214: Tapas Redefined—Perpetual Discipline, Hospitality, and the Ethics of Eating (तपः-निरूपणम्, विघसाशी-अतिथिप्रिय-धर्मः)
वाक्सम्भाषाप्रवृत्तं यत् तन्मन:परिवर्जितम् | बुद्धया चाध्यवसीयीत ब्रह्म॒चर्यमकल्मषम्
vāksambhāṣāpravṛttaṃ yat tan manaḥparivarjitam | buddhyā cādhyavasīyīta brahmacaryam akalmaṣam ||
قال بهيشما: «إنّ كلَّ سلوكٍ لا ينهض إلا بالكلام والمحادثة ثم يهجره القلب، ينبغي أن يُحسَم بعزمٍ راسخٍ مع فهمٍ بيّن. وبالعقل يقرّر المرء أن يصون البراهماچاريا (العفّة وضبط النفس) طاهرةً بلا دنس.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True ethical discipline must be grounded in inner intention, not merely in outward speech. One should use discernment (buddhi) to make a firm resolve toward pure brahmacarya—self-restraint free from moral taint.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and right conduct. Here he emphasizes that vows and moral practices should not remain superficial or verbal; they must be inwardly accepted and firmly determined, especially regarding brahmacarya.