Shloka 25
अनुशासनपर्व अध्याय ९३ — तपस्, सदोपवास, विघसाशन, अतिथिप्रियता
Austerity, regulated fasting, residual-eating, and hospitality
भरतश्रेष्ठस अब जिनका वर्णन किया जा रहा है, इन सबको पंक्तिपावन जानना चाहिये। इनका वर्णन इसलिये करूँगा कि तुम ब्राह्मणोंकी श्राद्धमें परीक्षा कर सको ।।
bhīṣma uvāca | vidyāvedavratāsnātā brāhmaṇāḥ sarva eva hi | sadācāraparāś caiva vijñeyāḥ sarvapāvanāḥ ||
Bhīṣma disse: Todos os brāhmaṇas que concluíram seus estudos e os votos ligados à disciplina védica, e que se dedicam à boa conduta (sadācāra), devem ser reconhecidos como purificadores em todos os aspectos. Eu os descrevo para que possas julgar quais brāhmaṇas são dignos de honra nos ritos de śrāddha.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that true ritual worthiness is grounded not only in Vedic learning and completed vows, but decisively in sadācāra—steady ethical conduct; such Brahmins are to be regarded as universally purifying.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and rites; here he outlines criteria for recognizing Brahmins fit to be honored in śrāddha, emphasizing learning plus exemplary conduct.