Shloka 12
सर्वे च नियतात्मानो बालानां संविभागिन: । उपेत्य शनकैर्यान्ति न सेवन्ति रजस्वलाम् | स्वर्गतिं चैव गच्छन्ति तथैव शुभकर्मिण:
sarve ca niyatātmāno bālānāṁ saṁvibhāginaḥ | upetya śanakair yānti na sevanti rajasvalām || svargatiṁ caiva gacchanti tathaiva śubhakarmiṇaḥ ||
ビーシュマは言った。「彼らは皆、心をよく制し、子らには相応の分け前を与える。他者に近づくときも、ゆるやかに、慎み深く歩む。月の穢れの時にある女とは交わらない。かくして吉祥にして正しき行いを積み、天界へ至る道を得るのだ。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma highlights disciplined, considerate conduct—self-restraint, fair provision for dependents (children), gentle behavior, and observance of sexual/purity restraints—as a dharmic lifestyle that yields merit and leads to svarga.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues advising on righteous conduct by describing the practices of virtuous people: they control the mind, distribute shares to children, behave gently, avoid intercourse with a menstruating woman, and thereby attain heaven through auspicious deeds.