Shloka 13
Sukesha's Boon & Twelve Dharmas — Sukesha’s Boon, the Twelve Dharmas of Beings, and the Cosmography of the Seven Dvipas with the Twenty-One Hells
श्रेयो धर्मः परे लोके इह च क्षणदाचर तस्मिन् समाश्रितः सत्सु पूज्यस्तेन सुखी भवेत्
śreyo dharmaḥ pare loke iha ca kṣaṇadācara tasmin samāśritaḥ satsu pūjyastena sukhī bhavet
ধর্মই পরলোকে পরম শ্রেয়, এবং ইহলোকেও তা তৎক্ষণাৎ আচরণীয়। যে সেই ধর্মে আশ্রয় নিয়ে সজ্জনদের মধ্যে থাকে, সে পূজ্য হয় এবং তদ্দ্বারা সুখী হয়।
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FAQs
Dharma is presented as both trans-worldly (yielding śreyas after death) and immediately pragmatic (producing honor and happiness here). The verse stresses urgency in ethical practice and the social-spiritual ecology of virtue: aligning with the sat (the good) naturally results in esteem and well-being.
This is best classed under dharma-upadeśa within ancillary purāṇic instruction rather than a core pañcalakṣaṇa item. If mapped loosely, it supports 'vaṃśānucarita/ācāra' style didactic material that accompanies narratives about devas/ṛṣis, but it is not sarga/pratisarga proper.
The injunction to practice dharma 'without delay' symbolizes the fragility of human opportunity (kṣaṇa-bhaṅguratā). 'Taking refuge' in dharma also frames dharma as a protective principle akin to śaraṇāgati—ethical surrender that yields inner and outer harmony.