Shloka 10
एतत् पृथिव्याममृतमेतच्चक्षुरनुत्तमम् । यद् ब्राह्मणमुखात् शास्त्रमिह श्रुत्वा प्रवर्तते,ब्राह्मणके मुखसे शास्त्रका उपदेश सुनकर इस जीवनमें उसके अनुसार बर्ताव करना ही पृथ्वीपर सर्वोत्तम अमृत और सर्वोत्तम दृष्टि है
etat pṛthivyām amṛtam etac cakṣur anuttamam | yad brāhmaṇamukhāt śāstram iha śrutvā pravartate ||
पृथ्वी पर यही परम अमृत है और यही अनुपम दृष्टि है—कि मनुष्य ब्राह्मण के मुख से शास्त्र का उपदेश सुनकर इसी जीवन में उसके अनुसार आचरण करे।
शम्बर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the highest benefit in human life is not merely hearing sacred instruction, but hearing it from a qualified brāhmaṇa-teacher and then embodying it in conduct. Such lived adherence to śāstra is called the supreme ‘amṛta’ (life-giving, death-transcending good) and the supreme ‘eye’ (clear moral discernment).
Śambara is speaking and praises the transformative power of receiving śāstric guidance from a brāhmaṇa and acting upon it. The statement functions as a didactic affirmation within Anuśāsana Parva’s broader emphasis on instruction (anuśāsana), ethical discipline, and the authority of dharma-teaching.