Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 61
एक एव चरेद् धर्म न धर्मध्वजिको भवेत् | धर्मवाणिजका होते ये धर्ममुपभुज्जते
eka eva cared dharmaṁ na dharmadhvajiko bhavet | dharmavāṇijakā hote ye dharmam upabhuñjate ||
ພີສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: ຄົນຄວນປະພຶດທັມມະ ແມ່ນແຕ່ຈະຕ້ອງເຮັດຢູ່ຜູ້ດຽວ; ຢ່າເປັນຜູ້ຊູທັມມະເປັນທຸງ ເພື່ອອວດອ້າງ. ຜູ້ໃດນຳທັມມະໄປເຮັດເປັນອາຊີບ—ໃຊ້ຊື່ທັມມະເພື່ອຫາກຳໄລ—ຜູ້ນັ້ນເປັນແຕ່ພໍ່ຄ້າແຫ່ງຄວາມຊອບທຳ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True dharma is inward integrity and consistent conduct, not public display. One should practice righteousness even without social support, and avoid using dharma as a tool for status, profit, or livelihood.
In the Anushasana Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on ethical living and right conduct. Here he warns against performative religiosity (dharmadhvaja) and condemns those who commercialize dharma (dharmavāṇijaka).