Shloka 35
Kuberasaras-darśana (Bhīma beholds Kubera’s guarded lotus-lake) / कुबेरसरः-दर्शनम्
याजनाध्यापन विदप्रे धर्मश्नैव प्रतिग्रह: । पालन क्षत्रियाणां वै वैश्यधर्मश्ष पोषणम्,यज्ञ कराना, वेद और शास्त्रोंको पढ़ाना तथा दान ग्रहण करना--यह ब्राह्मणका ही आजीविकाप्रधान धर्म है। प्रजा-पालन क्षत्रियोंका और पशु-पालन वैश्योंका धर्म है
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: yājana-adhyāpana-vid-prāye dharmaś caiva pratigrahaḥ | pālanaṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ vai vaiśya-dharmaś ca poṣaṇam ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Oficiar sacrificios para otros, enseñar (el Veda y los śāstras) y aceptar dones: estos son los deberes centrados en el sustento asignados principalmente a un brāhmaṇa. Proteger y gobernar al pueblo es el deber de los kṣatriyas; y sostener a la sociedad mediante el alimento y el apoyo —en especial cuidando y manteniendo los recursos productivos— es el deber de los vaiśyas. Así, cada orden social se define por el trabajo ético con el que sostiene el bien común.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse defines varṇa-based duties in terms of social function: brāhmaṇas sustain sacred knowledge and ritual (including teaching and officiating), kṣatriyas sustain order through protection and rule, and vaiśyas sustain material life through nourishment and productive maintenance. Dharma is presented as role-ethics aimed at supporting the whole community.
Vaiśampāyana, as narrator, states a normative classification of duties—clarifying what kinds of work are considered proper supports for each social order—within the broader Vana Parva discussions on righteous conduct and social stability.