Shloka 26
कामबन्धन-निवृत्ति तथा शान्तिलक्षण-उपदेशः | Release from Desire-Bondage and the Marks of Peace
स चक्रधरलोकानां सदृशीमाप्रुयाद् गतिम् । जितेन्द्रियाणामथवा गतिरेषा विधीयते,उसे चक्रधारी श्रीविष्णुके लोकके सदृश उत्तम लोकोंकी प्राप्ति होती है अथवा वह जितेन्द्रिय पुरुषको मिलनेवाली श्रेष्ठ गति प्राप्त कर लेता है
sa cakradhara-lokānāṃ sadṛśīm āpruyād gatim | jitendriyāṇām athavā gatir eṣā vidhīyate ||
Vyāsa said: “He attains a state of passage and final destination comparable to the worlds of the Disc-bearer (Viṣṇu). Or else, this is ordained as the very highest goal granted to those who have conquered their senses.”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the highest spiritual attainment is secured through mastery over the senses, and that such self-mastery culminates in a supreme destiny comparable to reaching Viṣṇu’s own realms—linking ethical discipline (indriya-jaya) with ultimate liberation.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on peace and right conduct, Vyāsa states a doctrinal conclusion: the person described (a disciplined, virtuous seeker) attains an exalted post-mortem goal—either entry into Viṣṇu’s world or the same highest ‘gati’ reserved for the self-controlled.