Shloka 14
Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 29 — Suśarmā’s Counsel and the Coordinated Goharaṇa Plan
एवं सर्व विनिश्ित्य व्यवसायं स्वधर्मत: । यथाकाल मनुष्येन्द्र चिरेंं सुखमवाप्स्यसि,“नरेन्द्र! इस प्रकार अपने धर्मके अनुकूल सम्पूर्ण कर्तव्यका निश्चय करके यथासमय उसका पालन करोगे, तो दीर्घकालतक सुख भोगोगे'
evaṁ sarvaṁ viniścitya vyavasāyaṁ svadharmataḥ | yathākālaṁ manuṣyendra cireṇa sukham avāpsyasi ||
হে মানুহেন্দ্ৰ! এইদৰে স্বধৰ্ম অনুসাৰে সকলো কৰ্তব্য স্থিৰ কৰি যথাসময়ে তাক পালন কৰিলে, তুমি দীৰ্ঘকালত সুখ লাভ কৰিবা।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should first make a clear, comprehensive decision about one’s duty (svadharma) and then act with disciplined timing (yathākāla). Such dharma-aligned, well-timed resolve is presented as the cause of lasting well-being rather than short-lived gain.
Vaiśampāyana, narrating the events, delivers a counsel to a kingly figure (addressed as manuṣyendra), affirming that if he determines his obligations according to dharma and fulfills them at the appropriate time, he will attain enduring happiness.