Shloka 42
Suvarṇa-dāna: Kārttikeya’s Origin and the Defeat of Tāraka (सुवर्णदान-प्रसङ्गे कार्त्तिकेय-उत्पत्ति तथा तारकवधः)
ब्रह्म॒चर्येण तपसा यत्नेन च दमेन च
brahmacaryeṇa tapasā yatnena ca damena ca, śakyaḥ samāsādayituṃ golokaḥ puṣkarekṣaṇa.
Bhīṣma dit : «Ô toi dont les yeux sont comme le lotus, Goloka ne peut être atteint que par le brahmacarya (continence sacrée), l’austérité, l’effort soutenu et la maîtrise de soi. Un tel état suprême ne s’obtient pas par le simple désir, mais par la pratique ferme des observances vertueuses : contrôle des sens, dons méritoires, pèlerinage aux tīrtha, grand tapas, et autres actes de bon augure.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Attainment of a higher realm like Goloka is presented as the fruit of sustained ethical-spiritual discipline—brahmacarya, tapas, diligent effort, and sense-control—supported by other meritorious acts such as charity and pilgrimage.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues his instruction on dharma, explaining to his listener that exalted destinations are not gained casually but through rigorous vows and virtuous practice, emphasizing restraint and austerity as primary means.