Shloka 37
तीर्थवंशोपदेशः
Tīrtha-vaṃśa Upadeśa: Instruction on the Fruits of Sacred Waters
पुण्याहवाचनं दैवं ब्राह्मणस्य विधीयते । एतदेव निरोड्कार क्षत्रियस्य विधीयते
puṇyāhavācanaṃ daivaṃ brāhmaṇasya vidhīyate | etad eva niroḍkāra kṣatriyasya vidhīyate ||
بھیشم نے کہا— برہمن کے لیے دَیوکرم ‘پُنیَاہ واچن’—یعنی مبارک گھڑی کی منادی اور دعائیہ تلاوت—کی صورت میں مقرر ہے؛ اور کشتری کے لیے یہی مقصد ‘نِروڈکار’ کے ذریعے پورا کیا جاتا ہے۔
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that dharma is role-sensitive: the same sacred aim is pursued through different prescribed means—benedictory ritual speech for Brāhmaṇas and a forceful, martial form of consecration for Kṣatriyas—each aligned with their social-ethical duty.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma is instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on conduct and duties. Here he contrasts the appropriate religious/ceremonial observances for different varṇas, emphasizing that prescriptions vary according to one’s station and responsibilities.