Shloka 663
आचारप्रशंसा
Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity
नैकवस्त्रेण भोक्तव्यं न नग्न: स्नातुमर्हति । फटे हुए आसनपर न बैठे। फूटी हुई काँसीकी थालीको काममें न ले। एक ही वस्त्र (केवल धोती) पहनकर भोजन न करे (साथमें गमछा भी लिये रहे)। नग्न होकर स्नान न करे
naikavastreṇa bhoktavyaṃ na nagnaḥ snātum arhati | phaṭe huye āsanapara na baiṭhe | phūṭī huī kāṃsī-kī thālīko kāmameṃ na le | eka hī vastra (kevala dhotī) pahanakara bhojana na kare (sāthameṃ gamachā bhī liye rahe) | nagna hokara snāna na kare |
ビーシュマは言った。「衣を一枚だけまとって食してはならず、裸で沐浴してもならぬ。破れた座に坐るな、ひび割れた青銅の皿を用いるな。これらは日々の暮らしにおいて慎み、清浄、そして尊厳を守るための作法である—身を律し、世の礼節を敬うことで、細やかな規律がダルマを支えるのだ。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is sustained through everyday discipline: maintain modesty and cleanliness (do not bathe naked), and preserve dignity and propriety in daily habits (do not eat with only one cloth; avoid torn or broken household items used in sitting and eating).
In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma. Here he gives practical rules of personal and domestic conduct—small observances that reflect inner restraint and social propriety.