Shloka 1
इन्द्र–बलि संवादः
The Dialogue of Indra and Bali on Fortune, Humility, and Restraint
अपना छा | अप्--#क+ षोडशाधिकद्विशततमो< ध्याय: स्वप्न और सुषुप्ति-अवस्थामें मनकी स्थिति तथा गुणातीत ब्रह्मकी प्राप्तिका उपाय भीष्म उवाच निष्कल्मषं ब्रह्म॒चर्यमिच्छता चरितुं सदा । निद्रा सर्वात्मना त्याज्या स्वप्रदोषानवेक्षता
Bhīṣma uvāca: niṣkalmaṣaṃ brahmacaryam icchatā carituṃ sadā | nidrā sarvātmanā tyājyā svapradoṣān avekṣatā ||
Wika ni Bhishma: “O Hari, ang sinumang nagnanais na tuparin ang walang dungis na brahmacarya sa lahat ng panahon ay dapat ganap na talikuran ang pagtulog, na laging isinasaalang-alang ang mga kapinsalaang nagmumula sa panaginip.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
To preserve perfectly pure brahmacarya, one should exercise extreme vigilance over the mind, since dreams can generate involuntary sensual or morally compromising impressions; therefore Bhishma recommends complete avoidance of sleep as a rigorous preventive discipline.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma addresses the king (Yudhiṣṭhira) and begins a teaching on the mind’s states in dream and deep sleep and the means to attain the guṇātīta Brahman; this verse introduces the ascetic counsel focused on guarding brahmacarya by avoiding sleep due to dream-related faults.