Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 107
आचारप्रशंसा
Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity
न दिवा मैथुन गच्छेन्न कन्यां न च बन्धकीम् | न चास्नातां स्त्रियं गच्छेत् तथायुर्विन्दते महत्
na divā maithunaṁ gacchen na kanyāṁ na ca bandhakīm | na cāsnātāṁ striyaṁ gacchet tathāyur vindate mahat ||
ビーシュマは言った。「昼のうちに交合してはならぬ。処女にも、拘束されている女にも近づいてはならない。また、沐浴していない女にも近づいてはならぬ。このように節制と礼を守る者は、大いなる長寿を得ると言われる。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches ethical restraint in sexual conduct: avoid intercourse at improper times (daytime), avoid relations with those who are not appropriate partners (a maiden or a woman in bondage), and observe standards of cleanliness/ritual propriety (not with an unbathed woman). Such disciplined conduct is praised as conducive to health and longevity.
In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and proper conduct (ācāra). This verse is part of his prescriptive guidance on household ethics and personal discipline, linking moral restraint with the practical benefit of long life.