Shloka 19
Jñāna-yoga and Karma-phala: Manu–Bṛhaspati on Akṣara and the Limits of Mantra
दर्शने दर्शने नित्यं सुखप्रश्नमुदाहरेत् । सायं प्रातश्न विप्राणां प्रदेष्टम भिवादनम्
darśane darśane nityaṁ sukhapraśnam udāharet | sāyaṁ prātaś ca viprāṇāṁ pradeṣṭam abhivādanam ||
Bhīṣma dit : «Chaque fois que tu les rencontres, adresse toujours une question courtoise sur leur bien-être. Et le soir, puis de nouveau le matin, il faut offrir aux brāhmaṇas des salutations respectueuses comme il se doit.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Cultivate daily dharmic courtesy: inquire after others’ well-being whenever you meet them, and maintain disciplined respect—especially toward brāhmaṇas—through regular morning and evening salutations.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma continues his instruction on righteous conduct (ācāra) after the war, prescribing concrete daily behaviors—polite welfare-inquiry and formal salutations—as marks of humility and social dharma.