Shloka 7
Anuśāsana-parva Adhyāya 112: Dharma as the sole companion; karmic witnesses; rebirth sequences
Bṛhaspati–Yudhiṣṭhira Saṃvāda
रजस्तम: सत्त्वमथो येषां निर्धौतमात्मन: । शौचाशौचसमायुक्ता: स्वकार्यपरिमार्गिण:
rajas-tamaḥ sattvam atho yeṣāṁ nirdhautam ātmanaḥ | śaucāśauca-samāyuktāḥ sva-kārya-parimārgiṇaḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：凡内在自性已洗净罗阇斯、怛摩斯，乃至萨埵——从而超越三德（guṇa）——的人；他们虽行走于世间外在的净与不净之境，却唯独寻求自身真正的本分（如求真实之观、禅定与礼敬）：如此之人，以戒行之律致力于内在清净，本身即为至高圣地。他们的存在，比任何外在朝圣更能净化众生，因为其生命安住于出离、智慧与平等观。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
External states of purity/impurity are secondary; the highest sanctity lies in a person who has transcended the three guṇas and steadily pursues inner duty—truth-inquiry, meditation, and worship—thereby becoming a ‘living tīrtha’ through self-purification and renunciation.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues teaching about dharma and sacredness, redefining ‘holy places’ by emphasizing the spiritual stature of guṇa-transcending sages over mere external pilgrimage or ritual conditions.