Shloka 10
दैव–पुरुषकार-प्रश्नः
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Inquiry: Fate and Human Effort
शुभेन कर्मणा सौख्यं दु:ःखं पापेन कर्मणा । कृतं फलति सर्वत्र नाकृतं भुज्यते क्वचित्
bhīṣma uvāca | śubhena karmaṇā saukhyaṁ duḥkhaṁ pāpena karmaṇā | kṛtaṁ phalati sarvatra nākṛtaṁ bhujyate kvacit |
毗湿摩说：善业生乐，恶业生苦。所作之业处处结报；未作之事，绝无处可受其果。故人的命运并非偶然，而由自身所作所为塑成，道德责任亦不可逃避。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches the principle of karma: virtuous actions lead to happiness and sinful actions lead to suffering. Only performed actions produce results; one cannot experience the fruit of an action never done. This underscores ethical accountability and the inevitability of moral consequences.
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma and right conduct. Here he states a general moral law about how actions inevitably yield corresponding results, reinforcing the ethical framework guiding a king and society.