Shloka 17
दीर्घदर्शी–दीर्घसूत्र–संप्रतिपत्तिमान् आख्यानम्
The Parable of Foresight, Procrastination, and Presence of Mind
लोके च लभते पूजां परत्रेह महत् फलम्
loke ca labhate pūjāṃ paratreha mahat phalam |
ビーシュマは言った。このような行いによって生きる者は、この世で名誉を得、後の世で大いなる報いを得る。罪を離れれば、たちまち多くの人々の敬意を集め、さまざまな幸福を享受し、自らの卓越した善業の力によって守られる。かくして彼はこの生において至る所で尊ばれ、現世にも来世にも大いなる果報を分かち受ける。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Right conduct (dharma-based ācāra) yields a double fruit: social honor and well-being in this life, and great merit and reward in the next; good deeds themselves become a form of protection.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on dharma, explaining the tangible and transcendent outcomes of virtuous behavior—respect among people now and great results after death.