Āśrama-dharma: Duties of the Four Life-Stages (आश्रमधर्मः)
त॑ चेद् द्विजमुपागच्छेद् वर्तमानं स्वकर्मणि । अकुर्वाणं विकर्माणि शान्तं प्रज्ञानतर्पितम्
taṁ ced dvijam upāgacched vartamānaṁ svakarmaṇi | akurvāṇaṁ vikarmāṇi śāntaṁ prajñāna-tarpitam ||
毗湿摩说道:“若有人前往亲近一位二生者(dvija),其人安住于自身所规定之业,不作禁行,寂静安然,心意为智慧所滋养而满足——当知此人堪为求教之师。”
भीष्म उवाच
A person becomes worthy of approach and learning when he is steady in his own prescribed duty (svadharma), avoids prohibited conduct (vikarma), remains tranquil, and is inwardly fulfilled by wisdom rather than by restless desire.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma is instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and right conduct. Here he describes the marks of a disciplined ‘dvija’—a model of ethical steadiness and wisdom—implying such a person is fit to be sought out for guidance.