Shloka 12
Umā’s Inquiry and the Manifestation of the Third Eye (उमा–प्रश्नः तृतीयनेत्रोत्पत्तिः)
असद वा हसितं किंचिदहितं वापि कर्मणा । रहस्यमरहस्यं वा न प्रवर्तामि सर्वथा
asad vā hasitaṃ kiñcid ahitaṃ vāpi karmaṇā | rahasyam arahasyaṃ vā na pravartāmi sarvathā ||
Bhishma berkata: “Aku tidak pernah bergurau secara tidak senonoh, dan tidak pernah pula menyebabkan mudarat kepada sesiapa melalui perbuatanku. Sama ada secara tersembunyi atau di hadapan orang ramai, aku sama sekali tidak terlibat dalam tingkah laku yang bersifat rahsia atau yang terang-terangan tidak wajar.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should maintain purity of conduct and speech: avoid indecent joking and avoid harming others through any action, behaving consistently the same in private and in public.
In his instruction on dharma, Bhishma presents a personal ethical standard—claiming he never engaged in improper humor or harmful deeds, and that his conduct did not change based on whether the setting was private or public.