Shloka 9
Chapter 84: Brahmā’s Counsel on Tāraka, the Search for Agni, and the Genesis of Skanda
Kārttikeya
किं च कृत्वा पर स्थान प्राप्रुवन्ति मनीषिण: । केन देवा: पवित्रेण स्वर्गमश्नन्ति वा विभो,'प्रभो! मनीषी पुरुष कौन-सा कर्म करके उत्तम स्थानको प्राप्त होते हैं तथा किस पवित्र कार्यके द्वारा देवता स्वर्गलोकका उपभोग करते हैं?
kiṃ ca kṛtvā para-sthānaṃ prāpnuvanti manīṣiṇaḥ | kena devāḥ pavitreṇa svargam aśnanti vā vibho prabho |
Bhīṣma sprach: „Und durch welches Tun erlangen die Weisen den höchsten Stand? Und durch welche reinigende Handlung genießen die Götter den Himmel, o mächtiger Herr?“
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a dharma-inquiry: which specific actions lead the wise to the highest spiritual destination, and what purifying practice sustains heavenly enjoyment even for the gods—highlighting karma, purity, and the hierarchy of goals (svarga versus the supreme state).
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction setting, Bhīṣma continues a sequence of questions, asking about the deeds and purifying means that grant the wise the highest attainment and that enable the gods to partake of heaven.