Shloka 62
Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 5 — Karmaphala-Nirdeśa and Phalāśruti (कर्मफलनिर्देशः फलश्रुतिश्च)
ऊर्ध्वबाहुर्विरौम्येष न च कश्चित् शूणोति मे । धर्मादर्थक्ष॒ कामश्ष॒ स किमर्थ न सेव्यते
ūrdhvabāhur viraūmyeṣa na ca kaścit śṛṇoti me | dharmād arthaś ca kāmaś ca sa kimarthaṁ na sevyate ||
বৈশম্পায়নে ক’লে—মই দুয়োটা বাহু ওপৰলৈ তুলি পুনঃপুনঃ চিঞৰি কওঁ, তথাপি কোনেও মোৰ কথা নুশুনে। ধৰ্মৰ পৰা কেৱল মোক্ষেই নহয়, অৰ্থ আৰু কামো সিদ্ধ হয়; তেন্তে মানুহে তাক কিয় নাসেৱে?
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is not merely a moral ideal; it is presented as the foundation that yields all human aims—moksha (liberation) as well as artha (well-being) and kāma (legitimate enjoyment). The lament underscores that people ignore dharma despite its comprehensive benefits.
The speaker (Vaiśampāyana, narrating) voices a proverbial lament: he publicly proclaims the supremacy and practicality of dharma—symbolized by raising both arms and crying out—yet observes that people remain unwilling to listen or live by it.