Shloka 8
आचारप्रशंसा
Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity
दुराचारी पुरुष, जिससे समस्त प्राणी डरते और तिरस्कृत होते हैं, इस संसारमें बड़ी आयु नहीं पाता ।।
tasmāt kuryād ihācāraṃ yadīcched bhūtim ātmanaḥ | api pāpaśarīrasya ācāro hanty alakṣaṇam ||
ビーシュマは教えた。邪なる行いの者—万物に恐れられ、蔑まれる者—は、この世において長寿を得ない。ゆえに、自らの安寧と繁栄を願うなら、この世で正しき行いを修めるべきである。たとえ身のすみずみまで罪に染まった者であっても、規律ある善き行いは不吉の徴を滅し、身と心の悪しき傾きを抑え込む。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Right conduct (ācāra) is presented as the practical foundation of dharma: it brings welfare and longevity, and it can even neutralize inauspicious traits in a person burdened by sin by restraining harmful tendencies.
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma. Here he emphasizes ethical discipline as a transformative force, contrasting the fate of the wicked with the benefits of practicing good conduct.