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 ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: Jene großherzigen, die mit höherer Askese begabt, durch die Ausübung glückverheißender Taten geläutert und im Yoga vollendet sind—frei von der Finsternis der Unwissenheit und der daraus entspringenden Verblendung—erlangen den höchsten Zustand und kehren nicht wieder in das weltliche Dasein zurück.
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.