Shloka 31
Śreyas-nirdeśa (Discerning the Superior Good): Nārada–Gālava Saṃvāda
शान्तियज्ञरतो दान्तो ब्रह्मयज्ञे स्थितो मुनि:
śāntiyajñarato dānto brahmayajñe sthito muniḥ
भीष्म बोले—“जो मुनि शान्ति-यज्ञ में रत, इन्द्रिय-निग्रही और अनुशासित है, वह ब्रह्म-यज्ञ में स्थित रहता है—अध्ययन और अन्तःपूजा में अडिग, बाह्य विवाद से दूर।”
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.