Shloka 10
Śvetadvīpa-varṇana and Śāstra-pravartana (Śānti Parva 322)
येन येन यथा यद् यत्पुरा कर्म सुनिश्चितम् । तत् तदेकतरो भुद्ुक्ते नित्यं विहितमात्मना,जिस-जिस मनुष्यने अपने-अपने पूर्वजन्मोंमें जैसे-जैसे कर्म किये हैं, वह अपने ही किये हुए उन कर्मोंका फल सदा अकेला ही भोगता है
yena yena yathā yad yat purā karma niścitām | tat tad ekataro bhuṅkte nityaṁ vihitam ātmanā ||
Bhishma sprach: In welcher Weise ein Mensch in früheren Leben seine Handlungen fest vollzogen hat, in eben dieser Weise erfährt er fortwährend ihre Ergebnisse—allein—gemäß dem, was ihm durch sein eigenes Selbst verordnet ist, das heißt durch seine eigene Tatkraft und seine vergangenen Werke.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Each person inevitably experiences the results of their own past actions; the moral consequences of karma are personal and cannot be transferred or shared, emphasizing individual responsibility and ethical accountability.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and right conduct, Bhishma is teaching Yudhishthira about the law of karma—how deeds done in the past (including prior births) mature into corresponding experiences in the present, borne by the doer alone.