Shloka 28
Sanatsujāta-Āhvāna (Summoning Sanatsujāta) — Vidura’s Invocation and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Doubt
येषां धर्मे च विस्पर्धा तेषां तज्ज्ञानसाधनम् | ते ब्राह्मणा इतो मुक्ता: स्वर्ग यान्ति त्रिविष्टपम्
yeṣāṃ dharme ca vispṛdhā teṣāṃ tajjñāna-sādhanam | te brāhmaṇā ito muktāḥ svargaṃ yānti triviṣṭapam ||
Für jene, die im Befolgen des Dharma gleichsam im Wettstreit streben, wird eben dieses Streben zum Mittel wahrer Erkenntnis. Doch solche Brāhmaṇas gehen, sobald sie durch den Tod aus dieser Welt entlassen sind, in den Himmel—nach Triviṣṭapa, der Wohnstatt der Götter.
सनत्युजात उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sanatsujāta distinguishes outcomes: earnest emulation in dharma can function as a means toward knowledge, yet when the practice remains oriented toward merit and results, the stated fruit is heavenly attainment (svarga/Triviṣṭapa) after death rather than liberation through knowledge.
In the Sanatsujātīya discourse within Udyoga Parva, Sanatsujāta instructs Dhṛtarāṣṭra on dharma, knowledge, and the destiny of practitioners, here describing how those who compete to uphold dharma gain a spiritual instrument, and how Brahmins so engaged reach heaven after departing this world.