Shloka 17

दीर्घदर्शी–दीर्घसूत्र–संप्रतिपत्तिमान् आख्यानम्

The Parable of Foresight, Procrastination, and Presence of Mind

Devanagari script

लोके च लभते पूजां परत्रेह महत्‌ फलम्‌

Transliteration

loke ca labhate pūjāṃ paratreha mahat phalam |

Translation

毗湿摩说：依此行持而活者，于此世得受礼敬，于后世得大果报。既离罪垢，便迅速赢得众人敬重，享受种种安乐，并为自身卓越善业之力所护。由是其在此生处处受尊崇，并于此世与来世同分广大之果。

Word by Word

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• लभते: obtains
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: Lat, Atmanepada, Present, Third, Singular

• पूजाम्: honor, reverence
• पूजाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• परत्र: in the other world, hereafter
• परत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परत्र

• इह: here (in this world)
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• महत्: great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Right conduct (dharma-based ācāra) yields a double fruit: social honor and well-being in this life, and great merit and reward in the next; good deeds themselves become a form of protection.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on dharma, explaining the tangible and transcendent outcomes of virtuous behavior—respect among people now and great results after death.