Shloka 11
Adhyāya 240: Indriya–Manas–Buddhi–Ātman — The Inner Hierarchy and Restraint (इन्द्रिय-मनस्-बुद्धि-आत्म-क्रमः)
शौचमाचार संशुद्धिरिन्द्रियाणां च निग्रह: । एतैरविवर्धते तेज: पाप्मानं चापकर्षति
śaucam ācāra-saṁśuddhir indriyāṇāṁ ca nigrahaḥ | etair avivardhate tejaḥ pāpmānaṁ cāpakarṣati | sattva-saṁsevanād dhīro nidrām ucchettum arhati |
毗耶娑说：清净、净化行持、调伏诸根——凭此，内在光辉不断增长，罪垢亦被牵引而远离。又因修养萨埵，坚毅之人便堪能断除过度睡眠。此教诲指出：以有纪律的生活，削弱内在过失，增长清明与灵性精进之力。
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ethical purification—cleanliness (śauca), purified conduct (ācāra-saṁśuddhi), and sense-restraint (indriya-nigraha)—builds tejas (inner radiance) and removes pāpa (moral impurity). Cultivating sattva further helps a disciplined person overcome tamasic heaviness such as excessive sleep.
In the didactic setting of Śānti Parva, Vyāsa delivers instruction on inner discipline. Rather than describing an external event, the verse lays out practical means for moral and spiritual strengthening: purification, restraint, and sattvic cultivation.