Shloka 121
Dama-pradhāna-dharma (Self-restraint as the Root of Dharma) — Śānti-parva 154
एषा बुद्धि: समस्तानां चातुर्वण्यें निदर्शिता
eṣā buddhiḥ samastānāṃ cāturvarṇye nidarśitā | dharma-artha-mokṣa-yuktaṃ śubham itihāsaṃ sadā śrutvā manuṣya ihaloke paraloke ca ānandasya anubhavaṃ karoti ||
بھیشم نے کہا—چاروں ورنوں کے اندر آنے والے سب لوگوں کے لیے یہ سمجھ بیان کی گئی ہے۔ دھرم، ارتھ اور موکش سے آراستہ اس مبارک تاریخ کو برابر سنتے رہنے سے انسان اس دنیا میں بھی اور اُس دنیا میں بھی—دونوں جگہ—مسرت کا تجربہ کرتا ہے۔
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that the guidance being presented is meant for everyone across the fourfold social order, and that sustained listening to an auspicious dharma-oriented narrative—one that also supports artha and moksha—brings well-being and joy in both this life and the next.
In Shanti Parva’s instructional setting, Bhishma continues his counsel by emphasizing the universality of the teaching and recommending śravaṇa (regular listening) to the sacred history as a practical means to cultivate right understanding and attain happiness here and hereafter.