Shloka 18
महाभूत–इन्द्रिय–मनस्–बुद्धि–अन्तरात्मा विवेकः | Discrimination of Elements, Senses, Mind, Intellect, and Inner Self
बलवान् कर्णनिर्वाक: शून्यपाल: कृतश्रम: । एनं धर्म कृतवन्तस्तत:ः स्वर्गमुपागमन्
balavān karṇanirvākaḥ śūnyapālaḥ kṛtaśramaḥ | enaṃ dharmaṃ kṛtavantas tataḥ svargam upāgaman, tāta |
Vyāsa dijo: «Hijo querido, el poderoso Karṇa-nirvāka, Śūnya-pāla y Kṛta-śrama—tras asumir y practicar esta disciplina del dharma—alcanzaron después el cielo.» En su contexto, el pasaje presenta a sabios y maestros ejemplares como testigos de la validez del modo de vida vānaprastha (el morador del bosque): al adoptar contención, austeridad y deber en esa etapa, sostienen el dharma y obtienen un destino póstumo auspicioso.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
That faithfully practicing the prescribed dharma—here, the vānaprastha (forest-dweller) discipline characterized by restraint and austerity—leads to spiritual merit and an auspicious destiny such as svarga.
Vyāsa is citing named exemplars who practiced the stated dharma; their attainment of heaven is presented as evidence of the efficacy and authority of that way of life.