Shloka 35
Adhyāya 159 — Dāna–Dakṣiṇā, Āpaddharma Measures, and Prāyaścitta Classifications
धर्मप्रियांस्तानू सुमहानु भावान् दान्तो5प्रमत्तश्न॒ समर्चयेथा: । दैवात् सर्वे गुणवन्तो भवन्ति शुभाशुभे वाक्प्रलापास्तथान्ये
bhīṣma uvāca | dharmapriyāṁs tān ū su-mahānubhāvān dānto 'pramattaś ca samarcayethāḥ | daivāt sarve guṇavanto bhavanti śubhāśubhe vāk-pralāpās tathānye, tāta |
毗湿摩说道：“当以自制与不懈警觉，礼敬并侍奉那些爱法的真正大士。由命运之安排（亦由其本性使然），此等人自具诸德；他们谈论吉祥与不吉祥时，言辞真实可靠，而他人不过沉溺于空谈。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Honor and serve genuinely virtuous, dharma-loving great souls with self-restraint and vigilance, because their guidance about what is auspicious or harmful is trustworthy, unlike the empty talk of the unwise.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues advising the listener (addressed as 'tāta', commonly Yudhiṣṭhira) on ethical conduct after the war, emphasizing whom one should revere and rely upon for moral discernment.