Shloka 3
Jñāna-yoga and Karma-phala: Manu–Bṛhaspati on Akṣara and the Limits of Mantra
पुरीषं यदि वा मूत्र ये न कुर्वन्ति मानवा: । राजमार्गे गवां मध्ये धान्यमध्ये च ते शुभा:,जो मनुष्य सड़कपर, गौओंके बीचमें और अनाजमें मल या मूत्रका त्याग नहीं करते हैं, वे श्रेष्ठ समझे जाते हैं
purīṣaṃ yadi vā mūtraṃ ye na kurvanti mānavāḥ | rāja-mārge gavāṃ madhye dhānya-madhye ca te śubhāḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：凡人若不在王道大路之上、不在牛群之间、也不在贮藏谷物之中解手——无论大便或小便——便被视为有德而端正之人。此教诲昭示：日常的克制与洁净乃是法（dharma）的标志，使公共之地、众生与共同资粮免于污秽。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma includes everyday discipline: one should not defile public roads, cattle areas, or grain stores with excreta or urine. Such restraint reflects cleanliness, respect for others, and protection of shared resources.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs on righteous conduct. Here he lists a practical mark of good character—maintaining purity and propriety in communal and sacredly valued spaces (roads, cattle, and grain).