Shloka 67
सेवेथा: परमप्रीतो यतो धर्मस्ततो जय: । पुरुषसिंह पाण्डुनन्दन! तुम सदा धर्मका ही चिन्तन करो तथा कोमलता (दयाभाव), तपस्या, दान, क्षमा और सत्य आदि सदगुणोंका ही अत्यन्त प्रसन्नतापूर्वक सेवन करो; क्योंकि जिस पक्षमें धर्म है, उसीकी विजय होती है ।। इत्युक्त्वा पाण्डवं व्यासस्तत्रैवान्न्तरधीयत,पाण्डुपुत्र युधिष्ठिससे ऐसा कहकर महर्षि व्यास वहीं अन्तर्धान हो गये
vyāsa uvāca | sevethāḥ paramaprīto yato dharmas tato jayaḥ | puruṣasiṃha pāṇḍunandana! tvaṃ sadā dharmasyaiva cintanaṃ kuru tathā komalatāṃ (dayābhāvaṃ), tapasyaṃ, dānaṃ, kṣamāṃ ca satyam-ādīn sadguṇān atyanta-prasannatayā sevaya; yasmād yasmin pakṣe dharmas tasyaiva vijayaḥ || ity uktvā pāṇḍavaṃ vyāsas tatraivāntardadhīyata; pāṇḍuputra yudhiṣṭhiraṃ prati ||
Vyāsa said: “Serve these with the greatest joy, for where dharma stands, there victory follows. O lion among men, son of Pāṇḍu—keep your mind always on dharma. Gladly cultivate gentleness and compassion, austerity, generosity, forgiveness, truth, and the other noble virtues; for the side on which dharma abides is the side that wins.” Having spoken thus to the Pāṇḍava, the sage Vyāsa vanished then and there, addressing Pāṇḍu’s son Yudhiṣṭhira.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Victory is ultimately aligned with dharma; therefore a ruler should continually contemplate dharma and actively cultivate virtues—compassionate gentleness, austerity, generosity, forgiveness, and truth—doing so with inner gladness rather than mere obligation.
Sage Vyāsa delivers a concise ethical exhortation to the Pāṇḍava (specifically Yudhiṣṭhira), affirming that the righteous side prevails; after giving this counsel, he disappears on the spot, marking the end of the encounter.