Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 10
उपदेशदोषप्रसङ्गः (Upadeśa-doṣa-prasaṅgaḥ) — The Risk of Misapplied Counsel
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Bhīṣma uvāca | tapo'dhyayana-ghoṣaiḥ kṣaṇād itaṃ bharatarṣabha | vālakhilyaiś ca bahubhir yatibhiś ca niṣevitam, bharatabhūṣaṇa |
O toro sa mga Bharata, ang ashram na iyon ay umaalingawngaw sa lahat ng dako sa mga tunog ng pag-aayuno at pagbigkas ng Veda. O palamuti ng angkan ng Bharata, dinadalaw at pinaglilingkuran iyon ng maraming Vālakhilya na pantas at ng di-mabilang na mga nagtalikod sa daigdig.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse establishes the moral atmosphere for dharma-teaching: true righteousness is nurtured in a setting of tapas (self-discipline) and adhyayana (sacred study), supported by the presence of accomplished ascetics. It implies that charity and ethical conduct are best learned and practiced in the company of the disciplined and the wise.
Bhishma describes an exemplary hermitage to his royal listener, emphasizing that it is alive with Vedic recitation and inhabited by Vālakhilya sages and other renunciants. This description frames the ongoing discourse (in the Dana-dharma context) by situating it within an ideal ascetic community.