Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 67
न व्याधिश्वापदभयं न द्विपान्न हि तस्करात् । कश्मलं लघुतां याति पाप्मना च प्रमुच्यते
na vyādhi-śvāpadabhayaṁ na dvipān na hi taskarāt | kaśmalaṁ laghutāṁ yāti pāpmānā ca pramucyate ||
उसके यहाँ न रोग का भय रहता है, न हिंसक जन्तुओं का; न हाथियों से, न चोरों से कोई बाधा आती है। शोक-व्यथा हल्की हो जाती है और वह पाप से मुक्त हो जाता है।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that adherence to a dharmic practice yields both worldly security (freedom from common dangers like illness, wild beasts, elephants, and thieves) and inner purification (relief from sorrow/confusion and release from sin).
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and the fruits of virtuous observances; here he summarizes the protective and purifying benefits that accrue to the practitioner.