Shloka 32
अध्याय ७२ — राजधर्मः: प्रजारक्षण, कर-नीति, दण्ड-नीति, अमात्य-नियोजन
Chapter 72 — Royal Duty: protection of subjects, taxation, punishment, and appointments
स्वर्गलोके सुमहतीं श्रियं प्राप्स्यसि पाण्डव । असम्भवश्व धर्माणामीदृशानामराजसु
svargaloke sumahatīṁ śriyaṁ prāpsyasi pāṇḍava | asambhavaś ca dharmāṇām īdṛśānām arājasu, pāṇḍunandana ||
اے پاندَو! دھرم کی پاسداری سے تم سُورگ لوک میں نہایت عظیم خوش حالی اور سعادت پاؤ گے۔ ایسے دھرموں کی کامل تکمیل اُن کے لیے ناممکن ہے جو راجہ نہیں، اے پاندو نندن!
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma emphasizes that the disciplined practice of dharma brings exalted results—here framed as heavenly prosperity—and that certain duties and opportunities for dharma (especially those tied to governance, protection, and public welfare) are uniquely available to kings; non-rulers cannot fully enact or reap the same scope of such royal dharmas.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma after the war. In this verse he reassures the Pāṇḍava that faithful observance of duty will lead to great reward, and he underscores the special domain of rājadharma—ethical responsibilities and merits connected with rulership.