Shloka 20
Śvetadvīpa-varṇana and Śāstra-pravartana (Śānti Parva 322)
अलमन्यैरुपालब्धै: कीर्तितिश्न व्यतिक्रमै: | पेशलं चानुरूपं च कर्तव्यं हितमात्मन:
alam anyaiḥ upālabdhaiḥ kīrtitiśna vyatikramaiḥ | peśalaṃ cānurūpaṃ ca kartavyaṃ hitam ātmanaḥ ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: Walang saysay ang manumbat sa iba o paulit-ulit na isaad ang sari-saring pagkakasala ng mga tao. Sa halip, gawin ang gawaing marikit, angkop sa kalagayan, at yaong nauunawaang tunay na makabubuti sa sarili.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Avoid the habit of blaming others and publicizing their faults; focus instead on performing actions that are refined, appropriate, and truly beneficial for one’s own welfare—ethical self-correction over fault-finding.
In the Shanti Parva’s dharma-instruction setting, Bhishma continues advising on right conduct, emphasizing restraint in speech and attention to one’s own proper, beneficial action rather than criticizing others’ misdeeds.