Shloka 34
Adhyāya 222 — ब्रह्मस्थानप्राप्ति: मोक्षधर्मे समत्वव्रतम्
Attaining the Brahman-Station: The Vow of Equanimity in Mokṣadharma
प्रह्माद उवाच आर्जवेनाप्रमादेन प्रसादेनात्मवत्तया । वृद्धशुश्रूषया शक्र पुरुषो लभते महत्
prahlāda uvāca | ārjavena apramādena prasādena ātmavattayā | vṛddhaśuśrūṣayā śakra puruṣo labhate mahat ||
প্রহ্লাদ বললেন—হে শক্র! সরলতা, সতর্কতা, চিত্তের প্রসন্নতা, আত্মসংযম এবং বৃদ্ধজনের সেবা—এগুলির দ্বারা মানুষ মহত্ত্ব (উচ্চ অবস্থা) লাভ করে।
प्रह्माद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Greatness is achieved through inner and outer discipline: honesty (ārjava), vigilant non-negligence (apramāda), serene clarity (prasāda), self-mastery (ātmavattā), and respectful service to elders (vṛddhaśuśrūṣā).
Prahlāda addresses Śakra (Indra) and summarizes the virtues that lead a person to an exalted state, presenting an ethical instruction within the didactic setting of the Śānti Parva.