Shloka 30
Adhyāya 159 — Dāna–Dakṣiṇā, Āpaddharma Measures, and Prāyaścitta Classifications
न धनार्थ यशो<र्थ वा धर्मस्तेषां युधिष्ठिर । अवश्यं कार्य इत्येव शरीरस्य क्रियास्तथा
na dhanārthaṃ yaśo'rthaṃ vā dharmas teṣāṃ yudhiṣṭhira | avaśyaṃ kārya ityeva śarīrasya kriyās tathā ||
毗湿摩说道：噢，郁提施提罗，他们修持达摩并非为求财富或博取名声；而是坚信“达摩必须履行”，把它视为不可回避的义务。同样，身体所需的种种行持也只是因为“应当如此”而去做。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma should be performed without ulterior motives such as wealth or fame; it is to be done because it is intrinsically obligatory—like the basic maintenance-actions of the body that one performs simply because they must be done.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on righteous living, Bhishma continues advising King Yudhishthira, describing the attitude of the truly virtuous: they uphold dharma as a necessary duty rather than as a means to worldly reward or social recognition.