Shloka 7
उतथ्योपदेशः—राजधर्मः, दर्पनिग्रहः, प्रजारक्षणम्
Utathya’s Instruction: Royal Dharma, Restraint of Pride, Protection of Subjects
स्वधर्मे वर्तमानानामर्थसिद्धि: प्रदृश्यते । तदेव मड़ल॑ लोक: सर्व: समनुवर्तते,जो अपने धर्मके पालनमें तत्पर रहते हैं, उन्हींसे अभीष्ट मनोरथकी सिद्धि होती देखी जाती है। सारा संसार उसी मंगलमय धर्मका अनुसरण करता है
svadharme vartamānānām arthasiddhiḥ pradṛśyate | tadeva maṅgalaṁ lokaḥ sarvaḥ samanuvartate ||
Utathya nói: Người nào kiên định trong bổn phận (dharma) của mình thì thấy rõ sẽ đạt được điều mong cầu. Quả thật, cả thế gian đều noi theo chính dharma cát tường ấy.
उतथ्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steadfastness in one’s own rightful duty (svadharma) is presented as the reliable cause of accomplishing one’s aims (artha-siddhi). Dharma is not merely personal piety; it is portrayed as an auspicious, welfare-producing norm that others naturally recognize and follow.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on righteous living after the war, the sage Utathya speaks as a moral teacher, emphasizing that observable success and social harmony arise when people adhere to their proper duties, and that such dharma becomes a model for the wider world.