Shloka 12
पात्रलक्षण-परिक्षा (Pātra-Lakṣaṇa Parīkṣā) — Criteria for a Worthy Recipient
यतक्षायं प्रभवति प्रेत्य यत्र च गच्छति । वेदैष मार्ग स्वर्गस्य तथैव नरकस्य च
yat kṣayāyaṁ prabhavati pretya yatra ca gacchati | vedaiṣa mārgaḥ svargasya tathaiva narakasya ca ||
ພີສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: ຫຼັກທຳນັ້ນທີ່ສັດເກີດຂຶ້ນຈາກມັນ ແລະທີ່ມັນໄປສູ່ມັນຫຼັງຄວາມຕາຍ—ພ້ອມທັງເສັ້ນທາງແຫ່ງເວດະທີ່ນຳໄປສະຫວັນ ແລະເສັ້ນທາງທີ່ນຳໄປນະລົກ—ທັງໝົດນີ້ພຶງຮູ້ໄດ້ດ້ວຍເວດະ. ໃນຄຳສອນນີ້ ພີສະມະເນັ້ນວ່າ ຄວາມດີເລີດທີ່ແທ້ຢູ່ທີ່ການຮູ້ທຳ ແລະດຳລົງຊີວິດຕາມທຳນັ້ນ; ເພາະຄວາມຮູ້ນີ້ນຳທາງຕັ້ງແຕ່ກຳເນີດ ການປະພຶດ ໄປຈົນເຖິງປາຍທາງສຸດທ້າຍ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that the Veda is the authoritative guide to understanding a being’s origin and post-death destination, and to discerning the moral pathways that lead to heaven (svarga) or hell (naraka). Ethical living is therefore inseparable from right knowledge of dharma.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues his instruction on dharma. Here he frames the discussion in terms of ultimate outcomes—where one comes from and where one goes after death—linking these to Vedic knowledge of the paths of merit and demerit.