Shloka 60
आचारप्रशंसा
Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity
शान्तिहोमांश्व॒ कुर्वीत सावित्राणि च धारयेत् । निषण्णश्नापि खादेत न तु गच्छन् कदाचन
śānti-homāṁś ca kurvīta sāvitrāṇi ca dhārayet | niṣaṇṇaś cāpi khādet na tu gacchan kadācana ||
ビーシュマは言った。「息災の火供（śānti-homa）を修し、サーヴィトリーの祈誦（Savitrī）—すなわちガーヤトリー（Gāyatrī）および関連する誦文—を怠らず保て。食事においても、座してのみ食し、歩きながら決して食してはならぬ。」この教えは、日々の規律そのものをダルマの実践として位置づけ、儀礼の確かさと心を整える自制によって、食のような平常の行いさえ清めるのである。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Maintain ritual and moral discipline: perform pacificatory offerings and sustain Savitrī (Gāyatrī) recitation, and practice mindful restraint in daily habits—symbolized by eating only while seated, never while walking.
In Bhīṣma’s dharma-instructions (Anuśāsana Parva), he lays down practical rules of conduct and observance, linking Vedic practice (śānti-homa, sāvitrī-japa) with everyday etiquette to cultivate steadiness and purity.