Shloka 49
दैव–पुरुषकार-प्रश्नः
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Inquiry: Fate and Human Effort
अभ्युत्थानेन दैवस्य समारब्धेन कर्मणा । विधिना कर्मणा चैव स्वर्गमार्गमवाप्लुयात्,मनुष्य दैवके उत्थानसे आरम्भ किये हुए पुरुषार्थसे उत्तम विधि और शास्त्रोक्त सत्कर्मसे ही स्वर्गलोकका मार्ग पा सकता है
abhyutthānena daivasya samārabdhena karmaṇā | vidhinā karmaṇā caiva svargamārgam avāpnuyāt ||
Bhishma said: By rising up with firm resolve, by undertaking action in harmony with what is ordained, and by performing deeds according to proper rule and sacred injunction, a person attains the path that leads to heaven. This teaching declares that destiny is no substitute for effort: ethical, disciplined action is the means by which higher worlds and higher ends are reached.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Heaven (and moral uplift) is reached through disciplined, rule-guided righteous action—undertaken with personal effort—even while acknowledging the role of daiva (what is ordained).
In the Anushasana Parva, Bhishma continues instructing on dharma; here he states a general principle that proper, scripturally guided action combined with determined effort is the means to attain the heavenly path.