Shloka 19
Jñāna-yoga and Karma-phala: Manu–Bṛhaspati on Akṣara and the Limits of Mantra
दर्शने दर्शने नित्यं सुखप्रश्नमुदाहरेत् । सायं प्रातश्न विप्राणां प्रदेष्टम भिवादनम्
darśane darśane nityaṁ sukhapraśnam udāharet | sāyaṁ prātaś ca viprāṇāṁ pradeṣṭam abhivādanam ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: “Tuwing makakatagpo mo sila, laging magbigay ng magalang na pagtatanong tungkol sa kanilang kalagayan. At sa dapithapon at muli sa umaga, nararapat na maghandog ng marangal na pagpupugay sa mga brāhmaṇa.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Cultivate daily dharmic courtesy: inquire after others’ well-being whenever you meet them, and maintain disciplined respect—especially toward brāhmaṇas—through regular morning and evening salutations.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma continues his instruction on righteous conduct (ācāra) after the war, prescribing concrete daily behaviors—polite welfare-inquiry and formal salutations—as marks of humility and social dharma.