Shloka 74
आचारप्रशंसा
Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity
तस्य वेद: प्रणश्येत आयुश्च परिहीयते । तस्माद् युक्तो हानध्याये नाधीयीत कदाचन
tasya vedaḥ praṇaśyet āyuś ca parihīyate | tasmād yukto 'nadhyāye nādhīyīta kadācana ||
അവന്റെ വേദഫലം (വേദജ്ഞാനം) നശിക്കും; ആയുസ്സും കുറയും. അതിനാൽ ശാസനശീലൻ അനധ്യായകാലത്ത് ഒരിക്കലും പഠിക്കരുത്.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vedic study (svādhyāya) must be governed by discipline and purity: reciting at forbidden times (anadhyāya) or in an impure state is said to destroy the benefit of Vedic learning and shorten one’s lifespan; therefore one should refrain from study during prohibited periods.
Bhīṣma instructs on proper conduct regarding Vedic recitation, citing traditional lore in which Yama warns of severe consequences for studying with an impure mouth or during anadhyāya; Bhīṣma concludes with a clear injunction to avoid Vedic study at such times.