Shloka 6
Adhyāya 199: Karma–Jñāna Causality and the Nirguṇa Brahman
Manu’s Instruction
सोद्य ब्राह्मंं तपस्तेपे संहितां संयतो जपन् । तस्य वर्षसहस््रं तु नियमेन तथा गतम्
so 'dya brāhmaṁ tapas tepe saṁhitāṁ saṁyato japan | tasya varṣa-sahasraṁ tu niyamena tathā gatam ||
毗湿摩说：“随后，他开始修行合乎婆罗门本分的严苦之行，摄持诸根，以明了其义而不断诵持神圣的《集成》（saṃhitā）。如此严守誓戒、恒常精进，他在持诵（japa）与苦行（tapas）之中，整整度过了一千年。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True spiritual progress is grounded in disciplined restraint (saṁyama), sustained practice (japa and tapas), and study that includes understanding of meaning—not mere mechanical recitation.
Bhishma describes an ascetic undertaking brahminical austerities: controlling the senses and reciting a sacred compendium with disciplined observances, continuing this regimen for a thousand years.