Shloka 11
Śaraṇāgata-Atithi-Dharma in the Kapota Narrative (कपोत-आख्यानम्—शरणागतधर्मः)
तम्मिंस्त्वभ्यागते काले प्रजानां दोषकारके । विज्ञानबलमास्थाय जीवितव्यं भवेत् तदा,प्रजाओंके लिये दोष उत्पन्न करनेवाले ऐसे भयानक समयके आनेपर ब्राह्मणको विज्ञानबलका आश्रय लेकर जीवन-निर्वाह करना चाहिये
tammiṁstv abhyāgate kāle prajānāṁ doṣakārake | vijñānabalam āsthāya jīvitavyaṁ bhavet tadā ||
毗湿摩说道：“当那可怖的时世来临——它在民众之中滋生过失与祸害——婆罗门便应依凭辨识与真知之力以维持生计，选择由智慧引导的谋生之道，而非随逐足以招致毁灭的冲动。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
In times of social and moral breakdown, one should preserve life and duty by relying on vijñāna—clear discernment and practical wisdom—so that survival does not become a cause of further harm to society.
Bhīṣma, instructing on dharma in the Śānti Parva, describes a dangerous period that generates faults among the populace and advises that a brāhmaṇa should adopt a livelihood and conduct grounded in knowledge and discrimination to endure such a crisis.