Shloka 11
अध्याय २२० — बलिवासवसंवादः
Bali–Vāsava Dialogue on Kāla and Steadfastness
जनवादमृषावादस्तुतिनिन्दाविवर्जनम् | साधुकामश्न स्पृहयेन्नायतिं प्रत्ययेषु च
bhīṣma uvāca | janavādamṛṣāvādastutinindāvivarjanam | sādhukāmaś ca na spṛhayed nāyatiṃ pratyayeṣu ca ||
毗湿摩说道：应当远离世间的流言蜚语，远离虚妄之言，也远离赞誉与毁谤。应当向往与善人相交，却不为贪求所缚——不追逐未来将至之物，也不在期待与保证之上惶惶依赖。此皆自制之相，能安定其心，扶持依达摩而行的生活。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches disciplined speech and inner non-attachment: avoid gossip, lying, and the habit of praising or blaming; seek the company of the virtuous while remaining free from craving and anxious dependence on future outcomes or assurances.
In Shanti Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma and conduct. Here he lists specific traits of self-restraint (dama) that purify social interaction and stabilize the mind for righteous living.