Shloka 11
Brāhmaṇa-Dharma, Āśrama Eligibility, and the Primacy of Rāja-Dharma (Śānti Parva 63)
अन्तवन्ति प्रधानानि पुरा श्रेयस्कराणि च । स्वकर्मनिरतो लोके हा॒क्षर: सर्वतोमुख:
Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca — Antavanti pradhānāni purā śreyaskarāṇi ca | svakarmanirato loke hy akṣaraḥ sarvatomukhaḥ ||
যুধিষ্ঠিৰে ক’লে—এসময়ত কল্যাণকাৰী আছিল বুলি ধৰা প্রধান কাৰণসমূহৰো অন্ত আছে। কিন্তু এই লোকত যি নিজৰ স্বধৰ্ম-কৰ্মত নিৰত থাকে, সি সৰ্বতোমুখ—সৰ্বদিশে উপস্থিত—অক্ষয় আৰু অবিনাশী।
युधिषछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Worldly causes and results—even those that seem beneficial—are finite; enduring stability is found in steadfast commitment to one’s rightful duty (svakarma), which aligns a person with the imperishable (akṣara), the all-pervading reality.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction-focused setting, Yudhiṣṭhira speaks in a reflective, philosophical mode, contrasting perishable worldly determinants with the imperishable principle associated with dutiful living and spiritual constancy.