Shloka 5
Jñāna-yoga and Karma-phala: Manu–Bṛhaspati on Akṣara and the Limits of Mantra
सूर्य सदोपतिष्ठेत न च सूर्योदये स्वपेत् । सायं प्रातर्जपेत् संध्यां तिष्ठन् पूर्वां तथेतराम्
sūryaṃ sadopatiṣṭheta na ca sūryodaye svapet | sāyaṃ prātar japet sandhyāṃ tiṣṭhan pūrvāṃ tathetarām ||
毗湿摩说道：当常立而敬事日神，不可于日出之时酣睡。于两次交时——晨昏——皆当行三昧耶礼（sandhyā）并诵伽耶特丽真言（Gāyatrī），立而诵之：黎明面向东方，黄昏则向其相应之反方。此教诲重在日常之纪律、吉时之警醒，以及以恒常仪轨所显之虔敬。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Maintain disciplined daily dharma: honor the Sun regularly, avoid sleeping at sunrise, and perform sandhyā worship with Gāyatrī recitation at both morning and evening twilights.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on righteous conduct, Bhishma advises practical daily observances—sun-reverence and sandhyā rites—as part of a regulated, ethically grounded life.