Shloka 5
यदल्ला कुरुते पापमिन्द्रियैः पुरुषश्चरन् बुद्धिपूर्वमबुद्धिववा रात्रौ यच्चापि संध्ययो:
bhīṣma uvāca | yadallā kurute pāpam indriyaiḥ puruṣaś caran buddhipūrvam abuddhivā rātrau yac cāpi sandhyayoḥ |
ভীষ্ম বললেন—মানুষ দিনে চলাফেরা করতে করতে ইন্দ্রিয়ের দ্বারা যে পাপ করে—বুদ্ধিপূর্বক হোক বা অজ্ঞতাবশত—আর যা রাত্রিতে ও সন্ধ্যাকালে করে,
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even sins arising from sensory activity—whether intentional or inadvertent, by day’s junctions or at night—can be purified through disciplined sacred practice (especially sandhyā-associated recitation), emphasizing accountability, routine self-correction, and continual inner cleanliness.
In Bhishma’s instruction section of the Anushasana Parva, he explains to the listener a means of expiation: regular recitation at the sandhyā-times is presented as a purifier of wrongs committed through the senses, reinforcing a daily ethical and ritual regimen.