Shloka 18
आचारप्रशंसा
Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity
नोपसूष्टं न वारिस्थं न मध्यं नभसो गतम् | ऋषयो नित्यसंध्यत्वाद् दीर्घमायुरवाप्तुवन्
nopasūṣṭaṃ na vāristhaṃ na madhyaṃ nabhaso gatam | ṛṣayo nityasaṃdhyatvād dīrgham āyur avāptuvan
ঋষিসকলে ন অপবিত্ৰ-দূষিত স্থানত থাকিছিল, ন জলাবদ্ধ অঞ্চলত, ন আকাশৰ মধ্যভাগত গমন কৰিছিল। নিত্য সন্ধ্যা-অনুষ্ঠানত স্থিৰ থাকাৰ ফলত তেওঁলোকে দীৰ্ঘায়ু লাভ কৰিছিল।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Longevity and well-being are linked to disciplined daily conduct—especially steadfast observance of sandhyā—and to avoiding unwholesome or improper dwelling-places; ethical life is presented as practical, embodied discipline.
Bhīṣma, instructing on dharma and proper conduct, cites the sages’ lifestyle: they avoided impure or unsuitable locations and maintained unwavering sandhyā practice, through which they are said to have attained long life.