Shloka 43
आचारप्रशंसा
Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity
प्रतिदिन अग्निकी सेवा करे, नित्यप्रति भिक्षुको भिक्षा दे और मौन होकर प्रतिदिन दन्तथधावन किया करे ।।
bhīṣma uvāca | na sandhyāyāṃ svapennityaṃ snāyāc chuddhaḥ sadā bhavet | na cābhyuditaśāyī syāt prāyaścittī tathā bhavet | mātāpitaram utthāya pūrvam evābhivādayet |
ସନ୍ଧ୍ୟାବେଳେ କେବେ ଶୋଇବା ଉଚିତ୍ ନୁହେଁ; ସ୍ନାନ କରି ସଦା ଶୁଦ୍ଧ ରହିବା ଉଚିତ୍। ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟୋଦୟ ପରେ ପଡ଼ି ଶୋଇବା ଉଚିତ୍ ନୁହେଁ; ଯଦି ଏମିତି ହୋଇଯାଏ, ତେବେ ପ୍ରାୟଶ୍ଚିତ୍ତ କରିବା ଉଚିତ୍। ଉଠି ସବୁଠାରୁ ପ୍ରଥମେ ମାତାପିତାଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରଣାମ କରିବା ଉଚିତ୍।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Maintain disciplined daily conduct: avoid sleeping at sacred twilight, keep bodily and ritual purity through bathing, avoid lethargy after sunrise, and begin the day by honoring one’s parents—seen as a primary pillar of dharma.
Bhishma, in his instruction on righteous living, lists practical observances (vows of conduct) that cultivate purity, self-control, and reverence—framing them as everyday duties that support ethical life and spiritual rectitude.