Shloka 30
Adhyāya 57: Tapas–Dāna Phala
On the Fruits of Austerity and Giving
'ये इच्छा करते ही अपनी तपस्याकी शक्तिसे दूसरे लोकोंकी सृष्टि कर सकते हैं। इस पृथ्वीपर ब्राह्मण ही पवित्रवाक्, पवित्रबुद्धि और पवित्र कर्मवाले होते हैं ।।
bhīṣma uvāca | ye icchāṃ kṛtvā svatapasā śaktayā dvitīyān lokān sraṣṭuṃ śaknuvanti | iha pṛthivyāṃ brāhmaṇā eva pavitravāk pavitrabuddhayaḥ pavitrakarmāṇaś ca bhavanti || utsahed iha kṛtvaiva ko 'nyo vai cyavanād ṛte | brāhmaṇyaṃ durlabhaṃ loke rājyaṃ hi sulabhaṃ naraiḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：“那些只凭一念决断，便能以苦行之力生出别的世界者，正是如此。于此大地之上，唯有婆罗门具备言语清净、智慧清净、行为清净之相。此间除大圣遮婆那（Cyavana）外，还有谁能成就如此宏业？因为在人世间，王权或许易得，而真正的‘婆罗门性’——灵性与德行的卓越——却极其稀有。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma contrasts external power and status with inner qualification: sovereignty may be attainable, but authentic brāhmaṇya—purity in speech, thought, and action grounded in tapas and restraint—is rare and therefore more valuable.
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma, he praises the extraordinary potency of ascetic discipline and cites the sage Cyavana as an exemplar of such capability, using this to emphasize the exceptional rarity of true Brahminhood compared to worldly rulership.