Shloka 86
Daṇḍanīti and the King as the Cause of Yuga-Order (दण्डनीतिः राजधर्मश्च युगकारणत्वम्)
नाधर्मो विद्यते तत्र धर्म एव तु केवलम् | इति कार्तयुगानेतान् धर्मान् विद्धि युधिष्ठिर,सत्ययुगमें अधर्मका सर्वथा अभाव हो जाता है। उस समय केवल धर्म-ही-धर्म रहता है। युधिष्ठिर! इन सबको सत्ययुगके धर्म समझो
nādharmo vidyate tatra dharma eva tu kevalam | iti kṛtayugān etān dharmān viddhi yudhiṣṭhira ||
भीष्म म्हणाले—त्या युगात अधर्माचा सर्वथा अभाव असतो; तेथे केवळ धर्मच असतो, दुसरे काही नाही. म्हणून, युधिष्ठिरा, हे सर्व कृत (सत्य) युगाचे धर्म-नियम समज.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that in the Kṛta/Satya Yuga, adharma is absent and dharma alone prevails; therefore the standards being described should be understood as the ideal yuga-specific model of righteous conduct.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and governance; here he frames his guidance by contrasting ages, identifying the Kṛta (Satya) Yuga as a time when only dharma exists.