Shloka 31
Śreyas-nirdeśa (Discerning the Superior Good): Nārada–Gālava Saṃvāda
शान्तियज्ञरतो दान्तो ब्रह्मयज्ञे स्थितो मुनि:
śāntiyajñarato dānto brahmayajñe sthito muniḥ
ભીષ્મે કહ્યું—“શાંતિ-યજ્ઞમાં રત, સંયમી અને શિસ્તબદ્ધ મুনি બ્રહ્મ-યજ્ઞમાં સ્થિત રહે છે—સ્વાધ્યાય અને અંતઃપૂજામાં અડગ, બાહ્ય વિવાદથી દૂર.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True dharma is supported by inner discipline: a sage cultivates peace (śānti) as a ‘sacrifice’ and remains grounded in brahma-yajña—reverent study and contemplation—showing that ethical life is sustained by self-control and sacred learning.
In the Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma after the war. Here he characterizes the ideal muni: one who prioritizes pacification and restraint, and who abides in the Vedic duty of brahma-yajña rather than being drawn into agitation or conflict.