Shloka 433
Suvarṇa-dāna: Kārttikeya’s Origin and the Defeat of Tāraka (सुवर्णदान-प्रसङ्गे कार्त्तिकेय-उत्पत्ति तथा तारकवधः)
शक््य: समासादयितुं गोलोकः: पुष्करेक्षण । कमलनयन इन्द्र! ब्रह्मचर्य, तपस्या, यत्न, इन्द्रियसंयम, नाना प्रकारके दान, पुण्य, तीर्थसेवन, महान् तप और अन्यान्य शुभ कर्मोंके अनुष्ठानसे ही गोलोककी प्राप्ति हो सकती है
Bhīṣma uvāca: śakyaḥ samāsādayituṃ golokaḥ puṣkarekṣaṇa. kamalanayana indra! brahmacarya-tapas-yatna-indriya-saṃyama-nānāprakāra-dāna-puṇya-tīrthasevana-mahātapaḥ anyāny-śubhakarmānuṣṭhānaiḥ eva golokaprāptiḥ bhavati.
Bhishma said: “O lotus-eyed one, O Indra-like lord! Goloka can indeed be attained—but only through disciplined spiritual practice: celibate restraint, austerity, sustained effort, control of the senses, many forms of charitable giving, the accumulation of merit, pilgrimage and service at sacred places, great penance, and the faithful performance of other auspicious duties. By such conduct alone does one reach Goloka.”
भीष्म उवाच