Shloka 33
Jñāna-yoga and Karma-phala: Manu–Bṛhaspati on Akṣara and the Limits of Mantra
धर्मो योनिर्मनुष्याणां देवानाममृतं दिवि । प्रेत्यभावे सुखं धर्माच्छश्वत्तैरुपभुज्यते
dharmo yonir manuṣyāṇāṁ devānām amṛtaṁ divi | pretyabhāve sukhaṁ dharmāc chaśvattair upabhujyate ||
Wika ni Bhishma: Ang Dharma ang siyang sinapupunan at pinagmumulan na humuhubog sa buhay ng tao; at sa langit, ito ang amrita—ang nektar ng kawalang-kamatayan ng mga diyos. Pagkaraan ng kamatayan, ang matuwid ay patuloy na nagtatamasa ng kaginhawahan, na inaalalayan ng kapangyarihan ng dharma mismo.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is presented as the fundamental source of human flourishing and as the very ‘nectar’ that sustains divine life; it also becomes the enduring cause of happiness after death for those who live righteously.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on the supremacy of dharma, emphasizing its power to generate well-being in this life and to secure lasting happiness beyond death.