Shloka 12
मोक्षधर्मः — स्नेहपाशच्छेदः
Mokṣa-dharma: Cutting the Bonds of Attachment
न चाजन्नदोषान् निन्देत न गुणानभिपूजयेत् । शय्यासने विविक्ते च नित्यमेवाभिपूजयेत्
na cājñānadoṣān nindet na guṇān abhipūjayet | śayyāsane vivikte ca nityam evābhipūjayet ||
ভিক্ষায় পাওয়া অন্নের দোষ দেখিয়ে নিন্দা করবে না, আবার গুণ গেয়ে প্রশংসাও করবে না। শয়ন ও আসনের বিষয়ে সর্বদা নির্জনতাকেই প্রিয় মনে করবে।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Restrain speech and preference regarding alms-food—neither fault-finding nor indulgent praise—and cultivate a disciplined preference for seclusion in daily living (resting and sitting), supporting detachment and inner steadiness.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma continues advising on the conduct of a restrained, renunciant-minded life: how one should relate to whatever food comes by begging and how one should choose solitude as a supportive environment for self-control.