Shloka 6
Daśa-Karmapatha: Restraints of Body, Speech, and Mind (दश कर्मपथ)
तस्माद् वाक्कायमनसा नाचरेदशुभं नर: । शुभाशुभान्याचरन् हि तस्य तस्याश्षुते फलम्
tasmād vākkāyamanasā nācared aśubhaṃ naraḥ | śubhāśubhāny ācaran hi tasya tasyāśnute phalam ||
Kaya’t ang tao ay huwag gumawa ng masamang gawain sa isip, sa salita, o sa katawan; sapagkat anuman—mabuti man o masama—ang isinasagawa, tiyak na mararanasan niya ang katumbas na bunga.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should restrain mind, speech, and body from harmful acts, because every action—good or bad—inevitably yields a corresponding result for the doer.
Bhīṣma is instructing on dharma and right conduct, emphasizing moral causality (karma-phala): ethical discipline in thought, word, and deed leads to good outcomes, while wrongdoing brings suffering.