Shloka 15
राज्ञोऽभिषेकः, अराजकदोषः, दण्डधारणस्य आवश्यकता
Royal Consecration, the Fault of Kinglessness, and the Necessity of Enforcement
आह्रिकं जपमानस्य देवान् पूजयत: सदा । धर्मेण पुरुषव्याप्र धर्माश्रमपदं भवेत्
āhrikaṃ japamānasya devān pūjayataḥ sadā | dharmeṇa puruṣavyāpta dharmāśramapadaṃ bhavet, puruṣasiṃha! |
Bhīṣma dit : «Ô lion parmi les hommes, celui qui, chaque jour, accomplit les rites prescrits et récite les mantras sacrés, et qui vénère sans cesse les dieux, obtient—par la puissance de ce dharma—la condition méritoire de maintenir comme il se doit l’āśrama du dharma, à savoir la voie du maître de maison (gārhastha).»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Regular performance of daily obligatory rites, mantra-recitation (japa), and worship of the gods generates dharmic merit that is equivalent to (or establishes one in) the proper fulfillment of the householder’s āśrama-duties.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs the listener on dharma after the war, emphasizing disciplined daily religious practice as a foundation for ethical life and for attaining the recognized merit of the gārhasthya (householder) stage.