Shloka 129
धर्मस्य बहुद्वारत्वम् — Nārada’s Audience with Indra (Śānti-parva 340)
एकान्तभावोपगत एकान्तेषु समाहित: । प्राप्य श्वेतं महाद्वीपं भूत्वा चन्द्रप्रभो नर:
ekāntabhāvopagata ekānteṣu samāhitaḥ | prāpya śvetaṃ mahādvīpaṃ bhūtvā candraprabho naraḥ ||
Bhīṣma dit : Entré dans un état d’intériorité à point unique et demeurant recueilli en des lieux solitaires, cet homme—parvenu au grand Continent Blanc, Śveta—devient rayonnant comme la lune.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Single-pointed inner absorption (ekānta-bhāva) maintained through composure and solitude (samāhita in ekānta) is presented as a direct cause of spiritual elevation—symbolized by reaching Śveta Mahādvīpa and becoming ‘moon-radiant’ (candraprabha).
Bhīṣma describes the result of a disciplined contemplative life: a person who cultivates concentrated solitude is said to reach the great ‘White Island’ and attain a luminous, exalted state, indicating proximity to a pure or divine realm.