Shloka 35
Kuberasaras-darśana (Bhīma beholds Kubera’s guarded lotus-lake) / कुबेरसरः-दर्शनम्
याजनाध्यापन विदप्रे धर्मश्नैव प्रतिग्रह: । पालन क्षत्रियाणां वै वैश्यधर्मश्ष पोषणम्,यज्ञ कराना, वेद और शास्त्रोंको पढ़ाना तथा दान ग्रहण करना--यह ब्राह्मणका ही आजीविकाप्रधान धर्म है। प्रजा-पालन क्षत्रियोंका और पशु-पालन वैश्योंका धर्म है
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: yājana-adhyāpana-vid-prāye dharmaś caiva pratigrahaḥ | pālanaṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ vai vaiśya-dharmaś ca poṣaṇam ||
毗湿摩波耶那说：为他人主持祭祀、教授（吠陀与诸论典），并接受馈赠——这些是主要归于婆罗门的、以生计为重的职责。护持并治理民众，是刹帝利之法；而以供养与扶助来维系社会——尤其通过照料并维持生产性资源——则是吠舍之法。由此可知，各阶序皆以其所行之伦理之业来界定，并以此扶持共同之善。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse defines varṇa-based duties in terms of social function: brāhmaṇas sustain sacred knowledge and ritual (including teaching and officiating), kṣatriyas sustain order through protection and rule, and vaiśyas sustain material life through nourishment and productive maintenance. Dharma is presented as role-ethics aimed at supporting the whole community.
Vaiśampāyana, as narrator, states a normative classification of duties—clarifying what kinds of work are considered proper supports for each social order—within the broader Vana Parva discussions on righteous conduct and social stability.