Shloka 11
Puṣkara-Śapatha Itihāsa (Agastya–Indra Dispute at the Tīrthas) | पुष्कर-शपथ-आख्यानम्
भीष्मजीने कहा--युधिष्ठिर! जो मनुष्य केवल प्रात:काल और सायंकाल ही भोजन करता है, बीचमें कुछ नहीं खाता, उसे सदा उपवासी समझना चाहिये ।। भार्या गच्छन् ब्रह्मचारी ऋतौ भवति चैव ह । ऋतवादी सदा च स्याद् दानशीलस्तु मानव:,जो केवल ऋतुकालमें धर्मपत्नीके साथ सहवास करता है वह ब्रह्मचारी ही माना जाता है। सदा दान देनेवाला पुरुष सत्यवादी ही समझने योग्य है
Bhīṣma uvāca—Yudhiṣṭhira! yaḥ puruṣaḥ kevalaṁ prātaḥkālaṁ sāyaṁkālaṁ ca bhuṅkte, madhye kiñcid api na aśnāti, sa sadā upavāsī iti mantavyaḥ. Bhāryāṁ gacchan brahmacārī ṛtau bhavati caiva ha; ṛtuvādī sadā ca syād dānaśīlas tu mānavaḥ.
Bhishma said: “Yudhishthira, a man who eats only at dawn and at dusk, taking nothing in between, should be regarded as one who is continually fasting. Likewise, a man who approaches his lawful wife only during her fertile season is to be counted as a brahmacārin (one practicing continence). And a person devoted to giving is to be understood as one who is ever committed to truth.”
भीष्म उवाच