Shloka 11
श्रीशक्रसंवादः — The Dialogue of Śrī
Lakṣmī) and Śakra (Indra
जो द्विज केवल ऋतुस्नानके समय ही पत्नीके साथ समागम करता, सदा सत्य बोलता और नित्य ज्ञानमें स्थित रहता है, वह सदा ब्रह्मचारी ही होता है
yo dvijaḥ kevalaṁ ṛtusnāna-kāle eva patnyā saha samāgamaṁ karoti, sadā satyaṁ vadati ca nityaṁ jñāne sthitaḥ bhavati, sa sadā brahmacārī eva bhavati
Bhishma said: “A twice-born man who approaches his wife only at the proper season, who always speaks truth, and who remains steadily established in knowledge—such a man is regarded as ever living the discipline of brahmacarya.”
भीष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Brahmacarya is presented as disciplined living: regulated conjugal conduct (only at the proper season), unwavering truthfulness, and steady establishment in knowledge. Such integrated restraint and integrity make one 'ever a brahmacārī' even within household life.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs on dharma and right conduct. Here he defines a standard of self-restraint and ethical speech for a dvija, showing how inner discipline and regulated sexuality align with dharma.