Shloka 8
इन्द्रेण वृत्रवधः, ब्रह्महत्याया अनुगमनम्, तथा च विभाजन-निवासविधानम्
Indra’s defeat of Vṛtra; pursuit by Brahmahatyā; allocation of her abodes
उपद्रवांस्तथा रोगान् हितजीर्णमिताशनात् । लोभ मोहं च संतोषाद् विषयांस्तत्त्वदर्शनात्
bhīṣma uvāca | upadravāṁs tathā rogān hitajīrṇamitāśanāt | lobha-mohaṁ ca santoṣād viṣayāṁs tattva-darśanāt |
毗湿摩说道：当以清净、易消化而有节度的饮食，驱除身躯的扰动与疾病；以知足战胜贪欲与迷妄；以洞见诸境之真实本性，摄伏对诸感官对象的执著。由是，凭借有纪律的生活、内在的满足与明澈的辨别，便能建立自制之力。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ethical self-governance begins with practical discipline: moderate, wholesome, digestible food prevents bodily afflictions; contentment counters greed and delusion; and insight into reality weakens fixation on sense-pleasures.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and right living, Bhishma advises the listener on methods to remove physical and mental obstacles—linking health, contentment, and philosophical discernment as supports for a steady life of virtue.