Shloka 4
Varṇa-lakṣaṇa and Ātma-saṃyama (Marks of Social Conduct and Self-Restraint) | वर्णलक्षणम् एवं आत्मसंयमः
उत्सवादुत्सवं यान्ति स्वर्गात् स्वर्ग सुखात् सुखम् । श्रद्धधानाश्ष दान्ताश्न धनाढ्या: शुभकारिण:
utsavād utsavaṁ yānti svargāt svargaṁ sukhāt sukham | śraddadhānāś ca dāntāś ca dhanāḍhyāḥ śubhakāriṇaḥ ||
ພີສະມະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ຈາກງານສະເຫຼີມສະຫຼອງໜຶ່ງ ພວກເຂົາໄປສູ່ງານທີ່ຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ກວ່າ; ຈາກສະຫວັນໜຶ່ງ ໄປສູ່ສະຫວັນທີ່ສູງກວ່າ; ຈາກຄວາມສຸກໜຶ່ງ ໄປສູ່ຄວາມສຸກທີ່ຍິ່ງກວ່າ. ຜູ້ມີສັດທາ, ສຳລວມອິນຊີ, ມັ່ງຄັ່ງ, ແລະອຸທິດຕົນໃນກຸສົນກຳ ຍ່ອມໄດ້ຮັບຄວາມປິຕິຍິນດີທີ່ເພີ່ມພູນ ແລະສະພາບອັນສູງຂຶ້ນເລື້ອຍໆ.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Faith (śraddhā), self-restraint (dama), prosperity used rightly, and commitment to auspicious deeds lead to progressively higher and more refined happiness—symbolized as moving from festival to greater festival, from heaven to higher heaven.
In the Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and the fruits of virtuous living. Here he summarizes how the faithful and disciplined, engaged in good works, attain ever-increasing joy and elevated states.