Shloka 35
अनुशासनपर्व अध्याय ९३ — तपस्, सदोपवास, विघसाशन, अतिथिप्रियता
Austerity, regulated fasting, residual-eating, and hospitality
अधीत्य च यथान्यायं विधिवत् तस्य कारिण: । उपपन्नो गुरुकुले सत्यवादी सहस्रश:
adhītya ca yathānyāyaṁ vidhivat tasya kāriṇaḥ | upapanno gurukule satyavādī sahasraśaḥ ||
Bhīṣma dit : «Ceux qui ont étudié comme il convient selon la règle et agissent conformément à cet enseignement ; ceux qui ont été formés comme il se doit au gurukula ; et ceux qui, en d’innombrables occasions, se sont montrés véridiques : de tels brahmanes, pourvus de discipline et de savoir, possèdent une puissance sanctifiante. Par leur seule présence, ils purifient d’autres brahmanes assis dans le champ de leur regard.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Learning is not sufficient by itself: one must study correctly (yathā-nyāyam), follow scriptural procedure (vidhivat), and embody the teaching in conduct (tasya kāriṇaḥ). Truthfulness (satyavāda) and disciplined training in the gurukula are presented as marks of genuine spiritual and social authority, capable of purifying others.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma. Here he praises a class of well-trained, truthful, properly practicing Brahmins and describes their sanctifying influence, emphasizing the ethical power of lived discipline and verified integrity.