Jñāna-yoga and Karma-phala: Manu–Bṛhaspati on Akṣara and the Limits of Mantra
दर्शने दर्शने नित्यं सुखप्रश्नमुदाहरेत् । सायं प्रातश्न विप्राणां प्रदेष्टम भिवादनम्
darśane darśane nityaṁ sukhapraśnam udāharet | sāyaṁ prātaś ca viprāṇāṁ pradeṣṭam abhivādanam ||
ビーシュマは言った。「彼らに会うたびに、常に礼をもって安否を問え。さらに夕べと、また朝とに、婆羅門(brāhmaṇa)たちへ正しく敬礼を捧げるべきである。」
भीष्म उवाच
Cultivate daily dharmic courtesy: inquire after others’ well-being whenever you meet them, and maintain disciplined respect—especially toward brāhmaṇas—through regular morning and evening salutations.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma continues his instruction on righteous conduct (ācāra) after the war, prescribing concrete daily behaviors—polite welfare-inquiry and formal salutations—as marks of humility and social dharma.