Shloka 863
Adhyāya 208: Aṅgirasī-kanyāḥ
Enumeration of Aṅgiras’ daughters and attribute-names
सन्त: स्वर्गजित:ः शुक्ला: संनिविष्ट श्च सत्पथे । जो न्यायपरायण, सदगुणसम्पन्न, सब लोगोंका हित चाहनेवाले, हिंसारहित और सन्मार्गपर चलनेवाले हैं, वे श्रेष्ठ पुरुष स्वर्गलोकपर विजय पाते हैं
santaḥ svargajitaḥ śuklāḥ sanniviṣṭāś ca satpathe | ye nyāyaparāyaṇāḥ sadguṇasampannāḥ sarvalokahitaicchavaḥ ahiṃsakāḥ sanmārgaparāyaṇāś ca te śreṣṭhāḥ puruṣāḥ svargalokaṃ jayanti ||
The righteous—pure in conduct and firmly established on the true path—are the ones who conquer heaven. Those devoted to justice, endowed with good qualities, wishing the welfare of all beings, free from violence, and steadfast in the noble way: such excellent persons attain victory in the heavenly world.
व्याध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Heaven is not won by birth or status but by dharmic character: purity, commitment to justice, non-violence, and active goodwill toward all beings.
In the Vyādha’s discourse on dharma (the famous Vyādha-gītā section of Vana Parva), the speaker instructs the listener that true excellence lies in ethical living—walking the right path and benefiting others—by which one attains heavenly reward.