Shloka 33
Jñāna-yoga and Karma-phala: Manu–Bṛhaspati on Akṣara and the Limits of Mantra
धर्मो योनिर्मनुष्याणां देवानाममृतं दिवि । प्रेत्यभावे सुखं धर्माच्छश्वत्तैरुपभुज्यते
dharmo yonir manuṣyāṇāṁ devānām amṛtaṁ divi | pretyabhāve sukhaṁ dharmāc chaśvattair upabhujyate ||
Bhīṣma dit : Le dharma est la matrice et la source même d’où se façonne la vie des hommes ; et, au ciel, il est le nectar d’immortalité des dieux. Après la mort, les justes jouissent sans cesse du bien-être, soutenus par la puissance du dharma lui-même.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is presented as the fundamental source of human flourishing and as the very ‘nectar’ that sustains divine life; it also becomes the enduring cause of happiness after death for those who live righteously.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on the supremacy of dharma, emphasizing its power to generate well-being in this life and to secure lasting happiness beyond death.