Shloka 186
Nakṣatra-yoga-anusāreṇa Dāna-vidhiḥ
Gifts prescribed according to lunar mansions and yogas
दमस्त्यागो धृति: सत्यं भवत्यवभूथाय ते । सब प्राणियोंके प्रति अहिंसाका भाव रखना
damo tyāgo dhṛtiḥ satyaṁ bhavaty avabhūthāya te | sarva-prāṇiṣu cāhiṁsā-bhāvaḥ sarvebhyo yathā-yogya-bhāga-pradānaṁ indriya-saṁyamaḥ tyāgaḥ dhairyaṁ satyam—ete guṇās te yajñānte kriyamāṇasya avabhūtha-snānasya phalaṁ dāsyanti ||
ビーシュマは言った。「自制、捨離、堅忍、そして真実——これらこそが、汝にとって真の果となる。すなわち、祭祀の結びに行われるアヴァブリタ（avabhṛtha）の沐浴がもたらすと人々が求める果報そのものである。あらゆる生きものに不害（ahimsa）の心を抱き、相応に応じて各々に分を与え、感官を制し、施しと放下を修し、忍耐して揺るがず、真実を語る——これらの徳そのものが、儀礼の終浴に求められる功徳を生む。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that ethical virtues—non-violence toward all beings, giving each their due, sense-control, renunciation, patience/fortitude, and truth—are the real ‘fruit’ of ritual acts. Inner discipline and moral conduct are presented as equal to (or the true completion of) the external sacrificial conclusion.
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma. Here he reframes sacrificial merit: instead of focusing on the external avabhūtha bath at a yajña’s end, he emphasizes that the lasting completion of religious life is achieved through sustained moral qualities and compassionate conduct.