Shloka 9
राज्ञो वृत्त-गुण-संग्रहः (Conduct and the Thirty-Six Virtues of a King) / The King’s Code of Conduct
अस्तब्ध: पूजयेन्मान्यान् गुरून् सेवेदमायया । अर्चेद् देवानदम्भेन श्रियमिच्छेदकुत्सिताम्,२५-उद्दण्डता छोड़कर विनीतभावसे माननीय पुरुषोंका आदर-सत्कार करे। २६- निष्कपटभावसे गुरु-जनोंकी सेवा करे। २७-दम्भहीन होकर देवताओंकी पूजा करे। २८- अनिन्दित उपायसे धन-सम्पत्ति पानेकी इच्छा करे
astabdhaḥ pūjayen mānyān gurūn seved amāyayā | arced devān adambhena śriyam icched akutsitām ||
Bhīṣma teaches that one should abandon arrogance and, with humility, honor those worthy of respect. One should serve one’s teachers without deceit, worship the gods without ostentation, and seek prosperity only through blameless, untainted means. In this way, social conduct, spiritual practice, and material aspiration are all brought under the discipline of dharma.
भीष्म उवाच