मनु-उपदेशः — भूत-उत्पत्ति, इन्द्रिय-निवृत्ति, तथा पर-स्वभाव-विवेकः
Manu’s Instruction on Elemental Origination, Sense-Withdrawal, and Discrimination of the Supreme Nature
मलिनाः: प्राप्तुयु: शुद्धि यथा पूर्णा नदीं नरा: । अवगाहा सुविद्धांसो विद्धि ज्ञानमिदं तथा
malināḥ prāptuyuḥ śuddhiṃ yathā pūrṇāṃ nadīṃ narāḥ | avagāhā suvidvāṃso viddhi jñānam idaṃ tathā ||
ພີດສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: ເຊັ່ນຄົນທີ່ຮ່າງກາຍເປື້ອນມົນ ໄດ້ຄວາມສະອາດໂດຍອາບນ້ຳໃນແມ່ນ້ຳທີ່ເຕັມນ້ຳ, ດັ່ງນັ້ນເຊັ່ນກັນ ຈົ່ງເຂົ້າໃຈວ່າ ໂດຍຈົມຕົວລົງໃນແມ່ນ້ຳແຫ່ງຄວາມຮູ້ນີ້ ແມ່ນແຕ່ຜູ້ທີ່ໃຈມົນມົວກໍຖືກຊຳລະ ແລະໄດ້ຮັບປັນຍາທີ່ແທ້ຈິງ.
भीष्म उवाच
Knowledge functions like a purifying river: sincere immersion in true understanding cleanses inner defilements (mental impurity) and leads to clarity and wisdom, supporting righteous conduct.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction to Yudhishthira, Bhishma uses a vivid analogy—bathing in a full river—to explain how engagement with liberating knowledge purifies a person and makes them truly learned.