Shloka 8
Jñāna-yoga and Karma-phala: Manu–Bṛhaspati on Akṣara and the Limits of Mantra
भोजनके बाद हाथ धोकर उठे। रातको भीगे पैर न सोये। देवर्षि नारद इसीको सदाचारका लक्षण कहते हैं ।।
śuciṁ deśam anaḍvāhaṁ devagoṣṭhaṁ catuṣpatham | brāhmaṇaṁ dhārmikaṁ caityaṁ nityaṁ kuryāt pradakṣiṇam ||
毗湿摩说道：凡清净而神圣之处、公牛、诸神之境、十字路口、婆罗门、正直之人，以及制底耶（与神祇相关的圣树或祠所），皆当常行右绕礼敬（pradakṣiṇā），使其在右侧。天仙圣者那罗陀以此为善行之征：食毕当洗手而起；夜间不可湿足而眠。居家之道亦以为上：为宾客、仆从与自家眷属所备之食，当一体同等，不可偏私。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches sadācāra (good conduct): maintain bodily cleanliness (wash after eating; avoid sleeping with wet feet), show reverence through pradakṣiṇā (keeping the revered on one’s right), and practice fairness in household hospitality by providing the same food to guests, servants, and family.
In Śānti Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and proper conduct. Here he lists everyday ethical and ritual behaviors—acts of cleanliness, respectful movement around sacred persons/places, and equitable treatment within the household—presented as markers of civilized, dharmic life.