bharata Savitri.

 The goal of life itself as dharma or righteousness.

Bharata Savitri is a supplement to the Mahabharata and Harivamsha. This is an annexure of Harivamsha which itself is an annexure of Mahabharata.  These put together are called Bharata Samhita. Ved Vyasa recommended to recite primary four slokas composed by him. This really is known as ‘Bharata Savitri’

मातापितृसहस्राणि पुत्रदारशतानि च
संसारेष्वनुभूतानि यान्ति यास्यन्ति चापरे |

हर्षस्थानसहस्राणि भयस्थानशतानि च
दिवसे दिवसे मूढमाविशन्ति न पण्डितम् |

ऊर्ध्वबाहुम्विरौम्येश न च कश्चित् शृणोति मे
धर्मादर्थश्च कामश्च स धर्म किं न सेव्यते|

न जातु कामान् न भयान् न लोभात्
धर्मं  त्यजेज्जीवितस्यापि  हेतो:|
नित्यो धर्म: सुखदुखो त्वनित्ये
जीवो नित्यो हेतुरस्य त्वनित्य: ||

“A thousand mothers and fathers and a hundred sons and wives arise on the planet for  the ONE in the world and leave it. Others will come and go too. There are a thousand places or occasions for pleasure and a hundred for fear. These would only affect the ignorant ones but not the wise. With uplifted arms, I cry but nobody listens to me. It is from Righteousness that arises wealth and also the pleasure. Why must not righteousness be thus sought? Just not for the sake of enjoyment, fear or desire should anyone ever cast off righteousness. Life and existence too is ruled by righteousness. It is eternal. Sensory pleasure or sorrow is transitory. Jiva is the eternal soul that should venerate righteousness”. The gist of Mahabharata described in a single lakh verses discloses this excellent secret within Svargarohanika Parava. Vyasa, at the very end of Mahabharata, conveys the essence of Mahabharata, in a set of verses that are known as Bharata Savitri. Just as Gayatri is the essence of the Vedas, Savitri is of the Mahabharata.

Vyasa, who has elucidated Mahabharata to his son Suka, says that whoever recites these verses after getting up at dawn, gets the fruit of having recited the whole of Mahabharata, and ultimately attains the highest state.