Shloka 16
Vyāghra–Gomāyu Saṃvāda (व्याघ्रगोमायु संवाद) — Testing Character Beneath Appearances
अप्रत्ययकृतां गह्र[मिर्थापनयदूषिताम् । इह चामुत्र चानिष्टां तस्माद् वृत्ति न रोचये
apratyayakṛtāṁ gahrām irthāpanayadūṣitām | iha cāmutra cāniṣṭāṁ tasmād vṛttiṁ na rocaye ||
ভীষ্মে ক’লে—বিশ্বাসযোগ্যতা নথকা অৱস্থাত অনুসৃত জীৱিকা কঠোৰ, নিন্দনীয়, আৰু ধৰ্মহানিকাৰক কৰ্মে কলুষিত; ইহলোক আৰু পৰলোক—দুয়োতে অনিষ্ট ফল দিয়ে। সেয়ে মই তেনে বৃত্তি অনুমোদন নকৰোঁ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that one’s means of livelihood must be grounded in trustworthiness and dharma; otherwise it becomes blameworthy and yields harmful consequences both in this life and after death.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhīṣma is advising on ethical conduct and proper ways of living, rejecting a corrupt or distrust-based livelihood as spiritually and socially destructive.