630. There are two kinds of Righteousness, viz., nishkama and sakama. The former leads to attainment of Brahma, the latter to heaven and felicity. Brahma is eternal; the latter not so. Nishkama Righteousness being eternal, leads to an eternal reward. Sakama Righteousness not being so, does not lead to an eternal reward. The word Kala here means Sankalpa, hence Dhruvahkalah means nishkama Dharma.
631. Here, Calah means 'Sankalpa'.
The Mahabharata
of
Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
BOOK 14
ASWAMEDHA PARVA
Translated into English Prose from the Original Sanskrit Text
by
Kisari Mohan Ganguli