Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 29
ये तु धर्म महाराज सततं पर्युपासते । सत्यार्जवपरा: सन्तस्ते वै स्वर्गभुजो नरा:,महाराज! जो सत्य और सरलतामें तत्पर होकर सदा धर्मका पालन करते हैं, वे मनुष्य स्वर्गलोकका सुख भोगते हैं
ye tu dharma mahārāja satataṃ paryupāsate | satyārjavaparāḥ santaḥ te vai svargabhujo narāḥ ||
Bhīṣma disse: “Ó grande rei, aqueles que praticam e sustentam o dharma constantemente — pessoas virtuosas devotadas à veracidade e à retidão — de fato desfrutam das delícias do céu.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steady observance of dharma, grounded in truthfulness (satya) and straightforward sincerity (ārjava), leads to auspicious results—here expressed as the enjoyment of heaven.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction to the king (Yudhiṣṭhira) in the Anuśāsana Parva, he summarizes a moral principle: those who consistently live by dharma with truthful and simple conduct attain heavenly reward.