Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 113
Umā’s Inquiry and the Manifestation of the Third Eye (उमा–प्रश्नः तृतीयनेत्रोत्पत्तिः)
पैशुन्ये न प्रवर्तामि न ममैतन्मनोगतम् । अद्वारि न च तिष्ठामि चिरं न कथयामि च
paiśunye na pravartāmi na mamaitad manogatam | advāri na ca tiṣṭhāmi ciraṁ na kathayāmi ca ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: “Hindi ako nakikibahagi sa paninirang-puri, ni hindi man lamang sumisibol sa isip ko ang gayong pag-iisip. Hindi ako nagtatagal sa pintuan ng iba, at hindi rin ako nagsasalita nang mahaba.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma presents a discipline of speech and social behavior: avoid slander and malicious talk, do not cultivate such thoughts, do not loiter at others’ doors (a sign of meddling or dependence), and practice restraint by not speaking excessively.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues giving Yudhiṣṭhira ethical guidance, here describing personal vows/standards of conduct that uphold dharma through purity of intention and controlled speech.