O king, O descendant of Kuru, whether freedom from all these three (Dharma, Artha and Kama) or possession of them is the better course for those that desire happiness, should be settled by you after careful thought. O king, you should then without the least hesitation act either to achieve them or to abandon them, for he who lives wavering between the two becomes most miserable.
मोक्षो वा परमं श्रेय एष राजान् सुखार्थिनाम्। प्राप्तिर्वा बुद्धिमास्थाय सोपायां कुरुनन्दन॥ तद् वाऽऽशु क्रियतां राजन् प्राप्तिर्वाप्यधिगम्यताम्। जीवितं ह्यातुरस्येव दुःखमन्तरवर्तिनः॥