Shloka 8
Śuka’s Nirveda: Vyāsa’s Admonition on Dharma, Impermanence, and ‘Imperishable Wealth’ (अक्षय-धन)
यथा ज्ञाने परिचय: कर्तव्यस्तत्फलार्थिना | तथा धर्मे परिचय: कर्तव्यस्तत्फलार्थिना
yathā jñāne paricayaḥ kartavyas tatphalārthinā | tathā dharme paricayaḥ kartavyas tatphalārthinā ||
Bhīṣma dit : «De même que celui qui recherche le fruit de la connaissance doit se familiariser véritablement avec la connaissance, de même celui qui recherche le fruit du dharma doit se familiariser véritablement avec le dharma. Désirer le résultat ne suffit pas : il faut compréhension et fréquentation vécue pour que le dharma porte son juste fruit.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
To gain the results of either knowledge or dharma, one must cultivate real familiarity with them—study, reflection, and practice—rather than merely wishing for their benefits.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma, emphasizing that dharma’s fruits come only to those who properly understand and internalize dharma, just as knowledge benefits only the one who truly learns it.