Shloka 40
अध्याय २९७ — श्रेयः, धृति, दान-नियमाः
Welfare, Steadfastness, and Norms of Giving
धर्मशास्त्राणि वेदाक्ष षडड़ानि नराधिप । श्रेयसो<र्थे विधीयन्ते नरस्याक्लिष्टकर्मण:,नरेश्वर! धर्मशास्त्र और छहों अंगोंसहित वेद पुण्यकर्म करनेवाले पुरुषके कल्याणके लिये ही कर्तव्यका विधान करते हैं
dharmaśāstrāṇi vedākṣa ṣaḍaṅgāni narādhipa | śreyaso 'rthe vidhīyante narasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ || naraśvara ||
帕罗沙罗说道：“国王啊，《法论》（Dharmaśāstra）与《吠陀》——连同其六支辅学（vedāṅga）——为人的至上福祉而制定应行之则，尤其是为那行义业而内心不受扰动、亦不以伤害为代价的人而设。它们的宗旨并非仅是仪式的形式，而是人世生活的安宁与提升。”
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
That Dharmaśāstra and the Veda (with its six Vedāṅgas) exist to prescribe conduct aimed at śreyas—the enduring welfare and moral uplift of a person—rather than being ends in themselves.
Parāśara is instructing a king in the Śānti Parva, emphasizing the purpose of scriptural injunctions: to guide human action toward the highest good, especially for those committed to righteous, untroubled conduct.