Shloka 19
Jñāna-yoga and Karma-phala: Manu–Bṛhaspati on Akṣara and the Limits of Mantra
दर्शने दर्शने नित्यं सुखप्रश्नमुदाहरेत् । सायं प्रातश्न विप्राणां प्रदेष्टम भिवादनम्
darśane darśane nityaṁ sukhapraśnam udāharet | sāyaṁ prātaś ca viprāṇāṁ pradeṣṭam abhivādanam ||
Bhīṣma bersabda: “Setiap kali kamu bertemu mereka, sentiasalah mengucapkan pertanyaan yang sopan tentang kesejahteraan mereka. Dan pada waktu petang serta sekali lagi pada waktu pagi, hendaklah diberikan salam hormat kepada para brāhmaṇa dengan sewajarnya.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Cultivate daily dharmic courtesy: inquire after others’ well-being whenever you meet them, and maintain disciplined respect—especially toward brāhmaṇas—through regular morning and evening salutations.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma continues his instruction on righteous conduct (ācāra) after the war, prescribing concrete daily behaviors—polite welfare-inquiry and formal salutations—as marks of humility and social dharma.