Shloka 6
Adhyāya 199: Karma–Jñāna Causality and the Nirguṇa Brahman
Manu’s Instruction
सोद्य ब्राह्मंं तपस्तेपे संहितां संयतो जपन् । तस्य वर्षसहस््रं तु नियमेन तथा गतम्
so 'dya brāhmaṁ tapas tepe saṁhitāṁ saṁyato japan | tasya varṣa-sahasraṁ tu niyamena tathā gatam ||
ビーシュマは語った。「それから彼は、バラモンにふさわしい厳しい苦行に身を投じ、諸感官を制しつつ、その義を理解して聖なるサンヒター（saṃhitā）を絶えず誦し続けた。かくして厳格な誓戒と規則正しい修行を守り、ジャパ（japa）とタパス（tapas）のうちに、まる一千年が彼の上を過ぎ去った。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True spiritual progress is grounded in disciplined restraint (saṁyama), sustained practice (japa and tapas), and study that includes understanding of meaning—not mere mechanical recitation.
Bhishma describes an ascetic undertaking brahminical austerities: controlling the senses and reciting a sacred compendium with disciplined observances, continuing this regimen for a thousand years.