Shloka 7
उतथ्योपदेशः—राजधर्मः, दर्पनिग्रहः, प्रजारक्षणम्
Utathya’s Instruction: Royal Dharma, Restraint of Pride, Protection of Subjects
स्वधर्मे वर्तमानानामर्थसिद्धि: प्रदृश्यते । तदेव मड़ल॑ लोक: सर्व: समनुवर्तते,जो अपने धर्मके पालनमें तत्पर रहते हैं, उन्हींसे अभीष्ट मनोरथकी सिद्धि होती देखी जाती है। सारा संसार उसी मंगलमय धर्मका अनुसरण करता है
svadharme vartamānānām arthasiddhiḥ pradṛśyate | tadeva maṅgalaṁ lokaḥ sarvaḥ samanuvartate ||
ഉതഥ്യൻ പറഞ്ഞു—സ്വധർമ്മത്തിൽ സ്ഥിരമായി നിലകൊള്ളുന്നവർക്കാണ് ലക്ഷ്യസിദ്ധി കാണപ്പെടുന്നത്. സത്യത്തിൽ, സർവ്വലോകവും ആ മംഗളകരമായ ധർമ്മത്തെയേ അനുഗമിക്കുന്നു.
उतथ्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steadfastness in one’s own rightful duty (svadharma) is presented as the reliable cause of accomplishing one’s aims (artha-siddhi). Dharma is not merely personal piety; it is portrayed as an auspicious, welfare-producing norm that others naturally recognize and follow.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on righteous living after the war, the sage Utathya speaks as a moral teacher, emphasizing that observable success and social harmony arise when people adhere to their proper duties, and that such dharma becomes a model for the wider world.