Shloka 24
Arjuna meets the Lokapālas, is tested by Indra, and is led to Amarāvatī for astra-śikṣā
Indraloka-gamana
परेण तपसा युक्ता भाविता: कर्मभि: शुभै: । योगसिद्धा महात्मानस्तमोमोहविवर्जिता:
pareṇa tapasā yuktā bhāvitāḥ karmabhiḥ śubhaiḥ | yogasiddhā mahātmānas tamomohavivarjitāḥ ||
বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন—যাঁরা পরম তপস্যায় যুক্ত, শুভ কর্মের অনুশীলনে পরিশুদ্ধ ও সংস্কৃত, যোগসিদ্ধি-সম্পন্ন এবং অজ্ঞানরূপ তমস ও মোহমুক্ত—সেই মহাত্মারা পরম অবস্থাকে লাভ করেন।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Spiritual liberation is presented as the fruit of disciplined austerity (tapas), ethical/meritorious action (śubha-karma), and yogic perfection (yoga-siddhi). When ignorance (tamas) and delusion (moha) are removed, the great-souled attain a non-returning state beyond worldly rebirth.
Vaiśampāyana, as narrator, describes the destiny of spiritually accomplished persons: those purified by austerity and auspicious deeds and perfected in yoga become free of ignorance and delusion and reach the highest goal, no longer returning to ordinary worldly life.