Shloka 26
Purohita-Niyoga and the Brahma–Kṣatra Concord
Aila–Kaśyapa Saṃvāda
पुण्यस्य लोको मधुमान् घृतार्चि- हिरिण्यज्योतिरमृतस्य नाभि: । तत्र प्रेत्य मोदते ब्रह्मचारी न तत्र मृत्युर्न जरा नोत दुःखम्
puṇyasya loko madhumān ghṛtārci-hiraṇyajyotir amṛtasya nābhiḥ | tatra pretya modate brahmacārī na tatra mṛtyur na jarā nota duḥkham ||
قال كاشيابا: «إن العالم المولود من الاستحقاق عالمٌ حلوٌ بهيج—تضيئه مصابيح السمن المصفّى (ghṛta)، ويشعّ ببريقٍ ذهبي، وفيه “سُرّة” الخلود (أي منبعه المركزي). فإذا بلغَه البراهمتشاري المنضبط بعد الموت ابتهج هناك؛ إذ لا موت في ذلك الموضع، ولا هَرَم، ولا أيّ معاناةٍ أخرى».
कश्यप उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that disciplined brahmacarya and accumulated puṇya lead to an exalted post-mortem state characterized by joy and freedom from death, aging, and suffering—presenting ethical self-restraint as a direct cause of higher well-being.
Kaśyapa describes to his listener(s) the qualities of the puṇya-born realm: it is radiant and blissful, symbolically illuminated by ghee-flames and golden light, and it is portrayed as centered on ‘amṛta’ (deathlessness). He concludes that the brahmacārī, upon dying, reaches that realm and delights there.