Shloka 3
Umā–Maheśvara-saṃvāda: Varṇa-bhraṃśa, Ācāra (Vṛtta), and Karmic Ascent/Decline
नित्याभिवाद्या विप्रेन्द्रा भुक्त्वा पादौ तथात्मन: । तेषां तुष्यामि मर्त्यानां यश्षक्रे च बलिं हरेत्,श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मणोंकोी प्रतिदिन प्रणाम करना चाहिये। भोजनके पश्चात् अपने दोनों पैरोंकी भी सेवा करे अर्थात् पैरोंको भलीभाँति धो ले तथा तीर्थकी मृत्तिकासे सुदर्शन चक्र बनाकर उसपर मेरी पूजा करे और नाना प्रकारकी भेंट चढ़ावे। जो ऐसा करते हैं, उन मनुष्योंपर मैं सन्तुष्ट होता हूँ
bhīṣma uvāca | nityābhivādyā viprendrā bhuktvā pādau tathātmanaḥ | teṣāṃ tuṣyāmi martyānāṃ yaḥ śakre ca baliṃ haret |
नित्याभिवाद्या विप्रेन्द्रा भुक्त्वा पादौ तथात्मनः। तेषां तुष्यामि मर्त्यानां यः शक्रे च बलिं हरेत्॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma emphasizes daily reverence toward learned Brahmins, personal cleanliness after eating (washing the feet), and the proper giving of ritual offerings (bali). These acts of respect, purity, and dutiful giving are presented as conduct that wins divine approval.
In the Anushasana Parva’s instruction on righteous conduct, Bhishma continues advising on daily disciplines and ritual propriety. He states that he is pleased with mortals who regularly honor Brahmins, maintain cleanliness after meals, and make the appropriate offering to Śakra (Indra).