Shloka 18
Brāhmaṇa-vandana: Criteria for Veneration, Disciplined Speech, and Protective Kingship (अनुशासनपर्व, अध्याय ८)
ब्रह्मण्य इति मामाहुस्तया वाचास्मि तोषित: । एतदेव पवित्रेभ्य: सर्वेभ्य: परमं स्मृतम्
brahmaṇya iti mām āhus tayā vācāsmi toṣitaḥ | etad eva pavitrebhyaḥ sarvebhyaḥ paramaṃ smṛtam |
毗湿摩说道：“人们称我为‘敬奉婆罗门者’，闻此言我深感欣慰。诚然，唯有这一事被铭记为一切净化行中最高者——侍奉婆罗门。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma presents service and reverence toward Brahmins as a supreme purifier: among all acts considered holy, supporting and serving those who preserve Vedic learning and dharma is remembered as the highest.
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma, he reflects on being praised as ‘brahmaṇya’ (devoted to Brahmins). He expresses satisfaction at this reputation and uses it to emphasize the ethical priority of honoring and serving Brahmins.