Shloka 28
अनुशासनपर्व अध्याय ९३ — तपस्, सदोपवास, विघसाशन, अतिथिप्रियता
Austerity, regulated fasting, residual-eating, and hospitality
ऋतुकालाभिगामी च धर्मपत्नीषु यः सदा । वेदविद्याव्रतस्नातो विप्र: पंक्ति पुनात्युत,जो अपनी धर्मपत्नियोंके साथ सदा ऋतुकालमें ही समागम करता है, वेद और विद्याके व्रतमें स्नातक हो चुका है, वह ब्राह्मण-पंक्तिको पवित्र कर देता है
ṛtukālābhigāmī ca dharmapatnīṣu yaḥ sadā | vedavidyāvratasnāto vipraḥ paṅktiṃ punāty uta ||
Bhishma berkata: Brahmin yang sentiasa mendekati hanya isteri-isterinya yang sah, dan hanya pada musim yang wajar, serta telah menyempurnakan latihan berdisiplin dalam pengajian Veda dan ilmu—lelaki demikian benar-benar menyucikan seluruh barisan brahmin yang duduk bersama (dalam jamuan bersama).
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A person’s purity is grounded in disciplined conduct: fidelity to lawful wives, restraint by observing the proper season, and completion of Vedic learning and vows. Such integrity is portrayed as socially contagious—capable of purifying the wider community.
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma (Anushasana Parva), he describes qualities of an exemplary brahmin. Here he states that a brahmin who practices regulated marital conduct and has completed Vedic study is so pure that he sanctifies the entire dining row of brahmins.