Shloka 10
Śvetadvīpa-varṇana and Śāstra-pravartana (Śānti Parva 322)
येन येन यथा यद् यत्पुरा कर्म सुनिश्चितम् । तत् तदेकतरो भुद्ुक्ते नित्यं विहितमात्मना
yena yena yathā yad yat purā karma niścitām | tat tad ekataro bhuṅkte nityaṁ vihitam ātmanā ||
毗湿摩说：人在前世以何种方式坚决造作诸业，今生便以同样方式不断受其果报——独自承当——皆依其自身所定，即由其自作之力与往昔之业所致。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Each person inevitably experiences the results of their own past actions; the moral consequences of karma are personal and cannot be transferred or shared, emphasizing individual responsibility and ethical accountability.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and right conduct, Bhishma is teaching Yudhishthira about the law of karma—how deeds done in the past (including prior births) mature into corresponding experiences in the present, borne by the doer alone.