Shloka 20
Śvetadvīpa-varṇana and Śāstra-pravartana (Śānti Parva 322)
अलमन्यैरुपालब्धै: कीर्तितिश्न व्यतिक्रमै: | पेशलं चानुरूपं च कर्तव्यं हितमात्मन:
alam anyaiḥ upālabdhaiḥ kīrtitiśna vyatikramaiḥ | peśalaṃ cānurūpaṃ ca kartavyaṃ hitam ātmanaḥ ||
আনক দোষাৰোপ কৰা বা লোকৰ নানা অপৰাধ বাৰে বাৰে কীৰ্তন কৰাৰ কোনো লাভ নাই। যি শোভন, পৰিস্থিতি-অনুৰূপ আৰু নিজৰ হিতকাৰী বুলি বুজা যায়, সেই কৰ্মই কৰা উচিত।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Avoid the habit of blaming others and publicizing their faults; focus instead on performing actions that are refined, appropriate, and truly beneficial for one’s own welfare—ethical self-correction over fault-finding.
In the Shanti Parva’s dharma-instruction setting, Bhishma continues advising on right conduct, emphasizing restraint in speech and attention to one’s own proper, beneficial action rather than criticizing others’ misdeeds.