Shloka 31
Adhyāya 180: Jīva, Śarīra, and the Fire Analogy (भृगु–भरद्वाज संवादः)
अपगतभयरागमोहदर्पो धृतिमतिबुद्धिसमन्वित: प्रशान्त: । उपगतफलभोगिनो निशम्य व्रतमिदमाजगरं शुचिश्चरामि
apagatabhayarāgamohadarpo dhṛtimatibuddhisamanvitaḥ praśāntaḥ | upagata-phalabhogino niśamya vratam idam ājagaraṁ śuciś carāmi |
毗湿摩说道：“恐惧、贪著、迷妄与傲慢已从我身上脱落。我具足坚忍、正思与明辨，彻底寂然。观见那些只领受并享用自然而至之物——由已开始结果的业力（prārabdha）所推动——我以清净之心修持‘蟒蛇之誓’（ājagara-vrata），即不攫取而知足的修行。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches inner renunciation: when fear, attachment, delusion, and pride are abandoned, one lives in serenity and practices contentment by accepting only what comes naturally as the ‘fruit’ of prior causes, without restless pursuit or grasping.
Bhishma, instructing on dharma in the Shanti Parva, describes his adopted discipline (ājagara-vrata). He presents himself as tranquil and purified, modeling an ascetic ethic of non-seeking and acceptance of whatever arrives by destiny/previous karma.