Shloka 6
Vyāghra–Gomāyu Saṃvāda (व्याघ्रगोमायु संवाद) — Testing Character Beneath Appearances
अहिंख्र: सर्वभूतेषु सत्यवाक् सुदृढव्रत: । स चकार यथाकालमाहारं पतितै: फलै:
ahiṁsraḥ sarvabhūteṣu satyavāk sudṛḍhavrataḥ | sa cakāra yathākālam āhāraṁ patitaiḥ phalaiḥ ||
毗湿摩说：它对一切众生行不害，受持说真实语之戒，并坚定守护其誓愿。到适当之时，它只取食树上自然坠落的果实。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is strengthened through disciplined conduct: non-violence toward all beings, truthfulness in speech, and steadfast observance of vows, expressed here through a restrained livelihood that avoids harm (living on naturally fallen fruits).
Bhishma describes a person who reforms his life: he renounces harming creatures, commits to truthful speech, keeps his vow firmly, and sustains himself at set times only on fruits that have fallen naturally, indicating an ascetic, ethically careful mode of living.