Shloka 7
अहिंसा-आत्मौपम्य-उपदेशः | Instruction on Ahiṃsā and Self-Comparison Ethics
ग्रीवां ज्येष्ठा च राजेन्द्र श्रवणेन तु कर्णयो: । मुखं पुष्येण दानेन दन्तोष्ठी स्वातिरुच्यते
grīvāṁ jyeṣṭhā ca rājendra śravaṇena tu karṇayoḥ | mukhaṁ puṣyeṇa dānena dantoṣṭhī svātir ucyate ||
राजेंद्र! ग्रीवा ज्येष्ठेच्या अधीन, कान श्रवणाच्या अधीन; दानधर्मामुळे मुख पुष्याच्या अधीन, आणि दात व ओठ स्वातीच्या अधीन असे सांगितले आहे.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents a traditional mapping of bodily features to specific nakṣatras, and highlights that virtuous action—especially dāna (generosity)—is a key factor in auspiciousness and well-being, aligning one’s life with sacred order.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instructional dialogue, Bhīṣma continues advising the king (Yudhiṣṭhira) on dharma-related observances and auspicious frameworks, here describing which nakṣatras are said to preside over particular parts of the body.