Shloka 60
आचारप्रशंसा
Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity
शान्तिहोमांश्व॒ कुर्वीत सावित्राणि च धारयेत् । निषण्णश्नापि खादेत न तु गच्छन् कदाचन
śānti-homāṁś ca kurvīta sāvitrāṇi ca dhārayet | niṣaṇṇaś cāpi khādet na tu gacchan kadācana ||
ভীষ্মে ক’লে— শান্তি-হোম কৰিব আৰু সাৱিত্ৰী (গায়ত্ৰী) আদি মন্ত্ৰৰ জপ-স্বাধ্যায় ধাৰণ কৰি ৰাখিব। আহাৰ সদায় বহি কৰিব; চলি-ফুৰি কেতিয়াও আহাৰ নকৰিব।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Maintain ritual and moral discipline: perform pacificatory offerings and sustain Savitrī (Gāyatrī) recitation, and practice mindful restraint in daily habits—symbolized by eating only while seated, never while walking.
In Bhīṣma’s dharma-instructions (Anuśāsana Parva), he lays down practical rules of conduct and observance, linking Vedic practice (śānti-homa, sāvitrī-japa) with everyday etiquette to cultivate steadiness and purity.