Shloka 27
अनुशासनपर्व अध्याय ९३ — तपस्, सदोपवास, विघसाशन, अतिथिप्रियता
Austerity, regulated fasting, residual-eating, and hospitality
ब्रह्मदेयानुसंतानश्छन्दोगो ज्येष्ठतामग: । मातापित्रोर्यश्व वश्य: श्रत्रियों दशपूरुष:
bhīṣma uvāca | brahmadeyānusantānaś chandogo jyeṣṭhatāmagaḥ | mātāpitror yaś ca vaśyaḥ śrotriyo daśapūruṣaḥ ||
ビーシュマは言った。「梵施（聖なる学びのために捧げられた施与）によって家系が保たれてきた者で、チャンドーガの伝統に通暁し、ジュイェーシュタ・サーマンを唱え、父母に従順であり、十代にわたりシュロートリヤ（ヴェーダを学び誦する者）である者——その人もまた同席の列を清める者であり、列に加わるだけで会座を聖めるに足る。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma defines qualifications that make a person ‘pankti-pāvana’—one whose presence sanctifies a communal meal or assembly—emphasizing Vedic learning and transmission, purity of lineage in study, disciplined conduct, and filial obedience as markers of dharmic worthiness.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhishma continues instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma. Here he lists specific types of learned and well-conducted Brahmins—connected to brahma-endowments, the Chāndoga tradition, Sāman chanting, obedience to parents, and long-standing śrotriya lineage—who are considered fit to purify and dignify a dining line or gathering.