Shloka 89
तीर्थवंशोपदेशः
Tīrtha-vaṃśa Upadeśa: Instruction on the Fruits of Sacred Waters
निवृत्ता मधुमांसे भ्य: परदारेभ्य एव च | निवत्ताश्चैव मद्येभ्यस्ते नरा: स्वर्गगामिन:,जो मद, मांस, मदिरा और परस्त्रीसे दूर रहते हैं, वे मनुष्य स्वर्गलोकमें जाते हैं
nivṛttā madhu-māṁsebhyaḥ para-dārebhya eva ca | nivṛttāś caiva madye bhyas te narāḥ svarga-gāminaḥ ||
ভীষ্ম বললেন—যারা মধু ও মাংস থেকে বিরত থাকে, পরস্ত্রী থেকে সংযত থাকে, এবং মদ্যপানসহ নেশাদ্রব্য থেকেও দূরে থাকে—তারা স্বর্গগামী হয়।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that disciplined restraint—avoiding intoxicants, meat/honey, and sexual misconduct (approaching another’s wife)—is a dharmic virtue that leads to auspicious posthumous results, described here as attaining heaven.
In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and right conduct. Here he states a concise rule of ethical discipline, linking personal restraint with the reward of svarga.