Shloka 31
Śreyas-nirdeśa (Discerning the Superior Good): Nārada–Gālava Saṃvāda
शान्तियज्ञरतो दान्तो ब्रह्मयज्ञे स्थितो मुनि:
śāntiyajñarato dānto brahmayajñe sthito muniḥ
ಭೀಷ್ಮನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—“ಶಾಂತಿ-ಯಜ್ಞದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರತನಾಗಿ, ದಮನಶೀಲನೂ ಶಿಸ್ತಿನವನೂ ಆದ ಮುನಿ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ-ಯಜ್ಞದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಿತನಾಗಿರುತ್ತಾನೆ—ಸ್ವಾಧ್ಯಾಯ ಮತ್ತು ಅಂತರಾರಾಧನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ದೃಢ, ಬಾಹ್ಯ ಕಲಹದಿಂದ ದೂರ.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True dharma is supported by inner discipline: a sage cultivates peace (śānti) as a ‘sacrifice’ and remains grounded in brahma-yajña—reverent study and contemplation—showing that ethical life is sustained by self-control and sacred learning.
In the Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma after the war. Here he characterizes the ideal muni: one who prioritizes pacification and restraint, and who abides in the Vedic duty of brahma-yajña rather than being drawn into agitation or conflict.