Shloka 11
Brāhmaṇa-Dharma, Āśrama Eligibility, and the Primacy of Rāja-Dharma (Śānti Parva 63)
अन्तवन्ति प्रधानानि पुरा श्रेयस्कराणि च । स्वकर्मनिरतो लोके हा॒क्षर: सर्वतोमुख:
Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca — Antavanti pradhānāni purā śreyaskarāṇi ca | svakarmanirato loke hy akṣaraḥ sarvatomukhaḥ ||
尤提施提罗说道：“那些曾为福祉之因的主要要素，终究亦有尽时。然而，世间若有人恒常安住于履行自身所规定之法——依其种姓（varṇa）与住期（āśrama）而行——则于一切境况中皆为不坏者：遍在四方，面向诸方。”
युधिषछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Worldly causes and results—even those that seem beneficial—are finite; enduring stability is found in steadfast commitment to one’s rightful duty (svakarma), which aligns a person with the imperishable (akṣara), the all-pervading reality.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction-focused setting, Yudhiṣṭhira speaks in a reflective, philosophical mode, contrasting perishable worldly determinants with the imperishable principle associated with dutiful living and spiritual constancy.