Shloka 6
Pātra-Lakṣaṇa and Niścita-Dharma
Marks of a Worthy Recipient and Stable Criteria of Dharma
(अविश्वासान्न व्यसनी नातिसक्तो5प्रवासक: । विद्वान् सुशील: पुरुष: सदार: सुखमश्षुते ।।
aviśvāsān na vyasanī nātisakto 'pravāsakaḥ | vidvān suśīlaḥ puruṣaḥ sadāraḥ sukham aśnute ||
“अविश्वासान्न व्यसनी नातिसक्तोऽप्रवासकः। विद्वान् सुशीलः पुरुषः सदारः सुखमश्नुते॥ तुष्टः पितामहस्तेऽद्य तथा देवाḥ सवासवाः। स त्वं येन च कार्येण सम्प्राप्तो भगवानिह, तत्सिद्धं; वदान्यऋषिः कन्यापिता मामुपदेशार्थं त्वत्समीपं प्रेषितवान्—तदहं कृतवान्।”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Happiness in married/household life depends on disciplined character: avoid addictions, avoid excessive attachment, maintain steadiness (not constantly living away), and cultivate learning and good conduct.
Bhishma is delivering a didactic statement on the qualities that support domestic happiness, framing it as a normative guideline within Anushasana Parva’s broader instruction on dharma.