Shloka 25
अनुशासनपर्व अध्याय ९३ — तपस्, सदोपवास, विघसाशन, अतिथिप्रियता
Austerity, regulated fasting, residual-eating, and hospitality
भरतश्रेष्ठस अब जिनका वर्णन किया जा रहा है, इन सबको पंक्तिपावन जानना चाहिये। इनका वर्णन इसलिये करूँगा कि तुम ब्राह्मणोंकी श्राद्धमें परीक्षा कर सको ।।
bhīṣma uvāca | vidyāvedavratāsnātā brāhmaṇāḥ sarva eva hi | sadācāraparāś caiva vijñeyāḥ sarvapāvanāḥ ||
Bhīṣma said: All Brāhmaṇas who have completed their studies and the vows of Vedic discipline, and who are devoted to good conduct (sadācāra), should be recognized as purifying in every respect. I describe them so that you may judge who is fit to be honored in the śrāddha rites.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that true ritual worthiness is grounded not only in Vedic learning and completed vows, but decisively in sadācāra—steady ethical conduct; such Brahmins are to be regarded as universally purifying.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and rites; here he outlines criteria for recognizing Brahmins fit to be honored in śrāddha, emphasizing learning plus exemplary conduct.