Shloka 22
Arjuna meets the Lokapālas, is tested by Indra, and is led to Amarāvatī for astra-śikṣā
Indraloka-gamana
प्राप्रुवन्ति गतिं होतां यतीनां भावितात्मनाम् | नतं ज्योतींषि सर्वाणि प्राप्प भासन्ति पाण्डव
prāpruvanti gatiṃ hotāṃ yatīnāṃ bhāvitātmanām | nataṃ jyotīṃṣi sarvāṇi prāpya bhāsanti pāṇḍava ||
বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন— তারা সেই নির্ধারিত গতি লাভ করে, যা সংযমী ও পরিশুদ্ধচিত্ত যতিদের প্রাপ্য। হে পাণ্ডব, সেখানে পৌঁছে সকল জ্যোতিই নত হয়ে দীপ্ত হয়ে ওঠে।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Inner cultivation (bhāvitātman) and disciplined renunciation (yati-dharma) lead to a ‘gati’—a rightful, ordained spiritual destination—suggesting that ethical self-mastery culminates in an elevated state recognized by the cosmic order.
Vaiśaṃpāyana addresses Yudhiṣṭhira (Pāṇḍava), describing the exalted end attained by purified ascetics; the imagery of all luminaries shining in reverence underscores the grandeur and legitimacy of that attainment.