Shloka 11
Puṣkara-Śapatha Itihāsa (Agastya–Indra Dispute at the Tīrthas) | पुष्कर-शपथ-आख्यानम्
भीष्मजीने कहा--युधिष्ठिर! जो मनुष्य केवल प्रात:काल और सायंकाल ही भोजन करता है, बीचमें कुछ नहीं खाता, उसे सदा उपवासी समझना चाहिये ।।
Bhīṣma uvāca—Yudhiṣṭhira! yaḥ puruṣaḥ kevalaṁ prātaḥkālaṁ sāyaṁkālaṁ ca bhuṅkte, madhye kiñcid api na aśnāti, sa sadā upavāsī iti mantavyaḥ. Bhāryāṁ gacchan brahmacārī ṛtau bhavati caiva ha; ṛtuvādī sadā ca syād dānaśīlas tu mānavaḥ.
毗湿摩说道：“尤提士提罗啊，凡人若只在黎明与黄昏进食，中间不取一物，当视为恒常斋戒之人。同样，若只在妻子可孕之时亲近其正妻者，也应算作梵行者（brahmacārin，守持节制者）。而恒常布施之人，当知其常住于真实之道。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma broadens ethical categories: regulated eating counts as continual fasting; regulated marital conduct counts as brahmacarya for a householder; and habitual generosity is treated as a practical marker of truthfulness—because giving reflects integrity and freedom from grasping.
In the Anushasana Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising King Yudhishthira on dharma, giving concrete, socially grounded standards for austerity, continence, and moral character within ordinary life.