Shloka 12
Brāhmaṇa-pūjā and Namaskāra: Criteria of Reverence and Non-Offense (ब्राह्मणपूजा-नमस्कारविधिः)
लोकानस्मद्विधा ये च विचरन्ति यथासुखम् । तस्मादेतानि गेहेषु रक्षोघ्नानि विशाम्पते । एतद् व: कथितं सर्व यत्र व: संशयो महान्
lokān asmadvidhā ye ca vicaranti yathāsukham | tasmād etāni geheṣu rakṣoghnāni viśāmpate | etad vaḥ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ yatra vaḥ saṃśayo mahān ||
毗湿摩说：“世间尚有如我等之类，得以随意游行诸界。故而，人民之主啊，这些能灭除敌对鬼魅的护宅之法，当置于家中。我已就你疑惑甚深之处，将一切尽皆告知。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that since unseen beings may move freely in the world, a householder should maintain protective, rakṣa-destroying safeguards at home; practical protection is part of dharma, not mere superstition.
Bhishma concludes an explanation given to the king, stating that he has fully answered a major doubt and urging that the described anti-rakṣas protections be kept in households.