Shloka 71
Varṣa-Parvata-Nivāsinām Varnanam
Description of Regions, Mountains, and Their Inhabitants
यथागुणबल चापि त्रिवर्गस्य महाफलम् । दुह्त धेनु: कामधुग् भूमि: सम्यगनुछिता
yathā-guṇa-balaṃ cāpi trivargasya mahā-phalam | duhā dhenuḥ kāmadhug bhūmiḥ samyag-anuṣṭhitā |
নিজ নিজ গুণ আৰু বল অনুসাৰে যদি এই কৰ্তব্য সম্যকভাবে পালন কৰা হয়, তেন্তে নিজৰ যথাস্থানৰ এই ভূমি কামধেনুৰ দৰে হৈ ধৰ্ম, অৰ্থ আৰু কাম—এই ত্ৰিবৰ্গৰ মহাফল প্ৰদান কৰে।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should perform one’s rightful duty in a manner suited to one’s own nature (guṇa) and capacity (bala). When done correctly, that very role becomes a source of abundant outcomes, bringing the major fruits of dharma, artha, and kāma—like a kāmadhenu that yields what is sought.
Sañjaya is describing a general principle of conduct within the larger war narrative: even amid the pressures of Kurukṣetra, the proper observance of one’s ordained responsibilities—matched to personal capability—produces comprehensive worldly and moral benefits.