Shloka 26
Adhyāya 270 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s inquiry on saṃnyāsa; Bhīṣma on calculable time, tamas, and karma
Vṛtra–Uśanā exemplum begins
भक्ताय नाहमिच्छामि भवेदेष तु धार्मिक: । धर्मेडस्य रमतां बुद्धिर्धर्म चैवोपजीवतु । धर्मप्रधानो भवतु ममैषो<नुग्रहो मतः
bhaktāya nāham icchāmi bhaved eṣa tu dhārmikaḥ | dharme 'sya ramatāṃ buddhir dharmaṃ caivopajīvatu | dharmapradhāno bhavatu mamaiṣo 'nugraho mataḥ ||
昆陀陀罗说道：“我不为我的信奉者求取财富。愿他反而成为真正的持法者。愿其智慧乐于法（dharma），并唯以法自养。愿法成为统摄其一生的准则——在我看来，这便是赐予他的最大恩惠。”
कुण्डधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
The highest blessing is not material wealth but a life rooted in dharma: a mind that delights in righteousness and a livelihood sustained by ethical conduct.
Kuṇḍadhāra, speaking in a boon-giving context, refuses to ask for riches for his devotee and instead requests a moral-spiritual boon: that the devotee become steadfastly dharmic and live with dharma as the foremost priority.