Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 109
आचारप्रशंसा
Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity
इन्द्रियाणि सकृत्स्पृश्य त्रिरभ्युक्ष्य च मानव: । कुर्वीत पित्र्यं दैवं च वेददृष्टेन कर्मणा
indriyāṇi sakṛt spṛśya trir abhyukṣya ca mānavaḥ | kurvīta pitryaṃ daivaṃ ca vedadṛṣṭena karmaṇā ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: “Pagkatapos hawakan nang minsan ang mga pandama (gaya ng mga mata), at saka wisikan ang sarili ng tubig nang tatlong ulit, saka niya isagawa ang mga handog para sa mga diyos at para sa mga ninuno, ayon sa gawaing itinakda ng Veda.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Before undertaking sacred acts, one should observe a brief purification—touching the sense-organs and sprinkling water thrice—and then perform divine and ancestral offerings strictly according to Vedic injunction, emphasizing disciplined, scripture-guided conduct.
In Bhīṣma’s dharma-instruction discourse (Anuśāsana Parva), he lays down a practical rule of ritual preparation and then directs the listener to proceed with deva- and pitṛ-related rites in the Veda-approved manner.