Shloka 85
Daṇḍanīti and the King as the Cause of Yuga-Order (दण्डनीतिः राजधर्मश्च युगकारणत्वम्)
इस जगत्में उस समय रोग नहीं होते, कोई भी मनुष्य अल्पायु नहीं दिखायी देता, स्त्रियाँ विधवा नहीं होती हैं तथा कोई भी मनुष्य दीन-दुखी नहीं होता है ।।
akṛṣṭapacyā pṛthivī bhavanty oṣadhayas tathā | tvakpatraphalamūlāni vīryavanti bhavanti ca ||
ビーシュマは言った。「その時代、この世には病がなく、短命の者も見られず、女は寡婦とならず、誰ひとり貧苦に沈まなかった。大地は耕しも播きもせずに食を生み、薬草もまた自ずから生じた。しかもその樹皮・葉・実・根に至るまで、天性の力を満ちていた。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
When dharma prevails, nature itself becomes supportive: abundance arises without exploitation, and even medicines are inherently potent. The verse links moral order with ecological and social flourishing.
In Bhishma’s instruction in the Shanti Parva, he describes an ideal age/condition of the world where suffering and scarcity are absent, illustrating the fruits of righteousness through images of effortless harvest and self-arising healing plants.