Shloka 50
एकान्तिधर्म-प्रश्नः (Inquiry into Ekāntin Dharma) / The Origin and Practice of Single-Pointed Nārāyaṇa-Centered Discipline
अस्य प्रवर्तनाच्चैव प्रजावन्तो भविष्यथ । सच राजश्रिया युक्तो भविष्यति महान् वसु:
asya pravartanāc caiva prajā-vanto bhaviṣyatha | sa ca rājaśriyā yukto bhaviṣyati mahān vasuḥ ||
Bhishma said: “By setting this in motion and propagating it, you all will become blessed with offspring—your people will increase and flourish. And that king, Vasu (Uparicara), will likewise be endowed with royal fortune and will become a truly great man.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma links the proper initiation and propagation of a righteous practice with tangible social goods: growth of progeny and population, and the strengthening of legitimate royal prosperity. The ethical point is that dharmic conduct, when actively established and shared, sustains both family continuity and stable kingship.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on governance and dharma, Bhishma addresses his listeners and predicts the beneficial results of putting a certain dharmic undertaking into practice: the community will become ‘prajāvān’ (rich in offspring/people), and King Vasu (Uparicara) will attain great stature along with royal splendor.