Shloka 65
आचारप्रशंसा
Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity
प्रत्युत्थानाभिवादा भ्यां पुनस्तान् प्रतिपद्यते । वृद्ध पुरुषके आनेपर तरुण पुरुषके प्राण ऊपरकी ओर उठने लगते हैं। ऐसी दशामें जब वह खड़ा होकर वृद्ध पुरुषोंका स्वागत और उन्हें प्रणाम करता है, तब वे प्राण पुनः पूर्वावस्थामें आ जाते हैं |। ६४ ई ।।
pratyutthānābhivādābhyāṃ punas tān pratipadyate | abhivādayīta vṛddhāṃś ca dadyāc caivāsanaṃ svayam ||
Disse Bhīṣma: “Ao levantar-se para saudar e ao oferecer reverentes cumprimentos, a pessoa recupera a sua antiga vitalidade. Portanto, deve saudar os anciãos e, com as próprias mãos, oferecer-lhes um assento.” Tal conduta preserva a força vital, cultiva a humildade e sustenta o dharma por meio da reverência à idade, à experiência e à virtude.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should rise to welcome elders, salute them, and personally offer them a seat; this is presented as dharmic conduct that restores and preserves one’s well-being and vitality while cultivating humility and reverence.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction on righteous conduct (sadācāra), he lays down a practical rule of etiquette toward elders—standing up, greeting, and giving a seat—framing it as both morally proper and beneficial to one’s life-force.