Yudhisthira said All men who live on this Earth, are filled with doubts regarding the nature .or righteousness. Who is this that is called Righteousness? Whence also does Righteousness come? come? Tell me this, O Grandfather! Is Righteousness for this world or for the next world? Or, is it for both here and hereafter? Tell me this, O grandfather?"
युधिष्ठिर उवाच इमे वै मानवाः सर्वे धर्म प्रति विशङ्किताः। कोऽयं धर्मः कुतो धर्मस्तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह॥ धर्मस्त्वयमिहार्थः किमुत्रार्थोऽपि वा भवेत्। उभयार्थो हि वा धर्मस्तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह॥