Shloka 109
आचारप्रशंसा
Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity
इन्द्रियाणि सकृत्स्पृश्य त्रिरभ्युक्ष्य च मानव: । कुर्वीत पित्र्यं दैवं च वेददृष्टेन कर्मणा
indriyāṇi sakṛt spṛśya trir abhyukṣya ca mānavaḥ | kurvīta pitryaṃ daivaṃ ca vedadṛṣṭena karmaṇā ||
بھیشم نے کہا—پہلے آنکھوں وغیرہ حواس کو ایک بار چھوئے، پھر تین بار اپنے اوپر پانی چھڑکے۔ اس کے بعد ویدوں میں بتائے ہوئے طریقے کے مطابق دیو یَجْن اور پِتر یَجْن ادا کرے۔
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Before undertaking sacred acts, one should observe a brief purification—touching the sense-organs and sprinkling water thrice—and then perform divine and ancestral offerings strictly according to Vedic injunction, emphasizing disciplined, scripture-guided conduct.
In Bhīṣma’s dharma-instruction discourse (Anuśāsana Parva), he lays down a practical rule of ritual preparation and then directs the listener to proceed with deva- and pitṛ-related rites in the Veda-approved manner.