Shloka 6
Adhyāya 290: Sāṃkhya-vidhi, Deha-doṣa, Guṇa-vicāra, and Mokṣa-gati
Bhīṣma–Yudhiṣṭhira Dialogue
पराशर उवाच धर्म एव कृत: श्रेयानिह लोके परत्र च । तस्माद्धि परम नास्ति यथा प्राहुर्मनीषिण:
parāśara uvāca | dharma eva kṛtaḥ śreyān iha loke paratra ca | tasmād dhi parama nāsti yathā prāhur manīṣiṇaḥ ||
Parāśara berkata: “Dharma semata-mata—apabila benar-benar diamalkan—ialah kebaikan tertinggi, di dunia ini dan di alam sana. Maka tiadalah yang lebih luhur daripadanya, sebagaimana diisytiharkan oleh orang bijaksana.”
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
That dharma, when genuinely practiced (not merely discussed), is the highest good and has value both for worldly well-being and for the hereafter; nothing surpasses it.
In the didactic setting of the Śānti Parva, the sage Parāśara delivers a concise instruction, affirming the supremacy of dharma as endorsed by wise authorities.