Shloka 124
धर्मार्थी प्राप्तुयाद् धर्ममर्थार्थी चार्थमाप्रुयात् । कामानवाष्लुयात् कामी प्रजार्थी प्राप्तुयात् प्रजाम्ू
dharmārthī prāpnuyād dharmam arthārthī cārtham āpnuyāt | kāmān avāpnuyāt kāmī prajārthī prāpnuyāt prajām ||
ビーシュマは言った。「ダルマを求める者はダルマを得、財を求める者は財を得る。快楽を求める者は快楽を得、子孫を求める者は子孫を得る。」この教えは、人が選び取った目的と絶えざる努力こそが得られる果報を形づくることを示す。ゆえに、最上の目標は真に価値あるものへと意図して定めるべきである。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A person tends to obtain the result that corresponds to the aim they consciously pursue—dharma, wealth, pleasure, or progeny—so one should choose one’s goal wisely, especially prioritizing dharma as the ethically stabilizing aim.
In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues his instruction on right conduct and life-goals, stating a general principle: seekers of different aims (dharma, artha, kāma, prajā) obtain the corresponding fruits through their directed striving.