Shloka 26
राज्ञोऽभिषेकः, अराजकदोषः, दण्डधारणस्य आवश्यकता
Royal Consecration, the Fault of Kinglessness, and the Necessity of Enforcement
यः स्थित: पुरुषो धर्मे धात्रा सृष्टे यथार्थवत् । आश्रमाणां हि सर्वेषां फल प्राप्रोत्यनामयम्
yaḥ sthitaḥ puruṣo dharme dhātrā sṛṣṭe yathārthavat | āśramāṇāṃ hi sarveṣāṃ phalaṃ prāpnoty anāmayam ||
যি পুৰুষ স্ৰষ্টাই নিৰ্ধাৰিত ধৰ্মত স্থিৰ হৈ তাক যথাৰ্থভাৱে আচৰণ কৰে, সি সকলো আশ্ৰমৰ নিৰ্দোষ আৰু মঙ্গলময় ফল লাভ কৰে।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
If one faithfully follows the divinely ordained dharma in its true intent, one gains the pure, unobstructed merit associated with all four āśramas—suggesting that sincerity and correctness of practice matter more than merely occupying a particular life-stage.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on righteous living, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira about dharma. Here he emphasizes that steadfast adherence to the Creator-ordained duty yields the faultless fruits of the entire āśrama system.