Shloka 43
भृगु–भरद्वाजसंवादः: वर्णभेदस्य कर्माधारितव्याख्या
Bhrigu–Bharadvaja Dialogue: A Karma-Based Account of Varṇa
स्वाध्यायमग्निसंस्कारमप्रमत्तो$नुपालय । सत्यं दमं च दानं च स्पर्थिष्ठा मा च केनचित्,“आप सावधान होकर स्वाध्याय, अन्निहोत्र, सत्य, इन्द्रियसंयम तथा दानधर्मका पालन कीजिये। किसीके साथ स्पर्धा न कीजिये
svādhyāyam agnisaṃskāram apramatto'nupālaya | satyaṃ damaṃ ca dānaṃ ca spardhiṣṭhā mā ca kenacit ||
ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അപ്രമാദത്തോടെ സ്വാധ്യായം, അഗ്നിസംസ്കാരം (അഗ്നിഹോത്രാദി), സത്യം, ഇന്ദ്രിയനിയമം, ദാനം—ഇവയെല്ലാം നിത്യമായി അനുഷ്ഠിക്ക. ആരുമായും മത്സരത്തിലേർപ്പെടരുത്.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches a balanced dharmic life: be vigilant, uphold daily sacred duties (study and fire-rites), practice truth and sense-control, give generously, and avoid rivalry or contentious competitiveness with others.
In the Shanti Parva, Bhishma—lying on the bed of arrows—continues instructing Yudhishthira on righteous conduct. This verse is a concise set of personal disciplines and social ethics to be maintained by one seeking stability and peace.