Shloka 56
Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon
तेभ्यो विशिष्टां जानामि गतिमेकान्तिनां नृणाम् जो ब्राह्मण उपनिषदोंसहित सम्पूर्ण वेदोंका भलीभाँति आश्रय ले उनका विधिपूर्वक स्वाध्याय करते हैं तथा जो संन्यासधर्मका पालन करनेवाले हैं
dharmajñānena caitena suprayuktena karmaṇā | ahiṃsā-dharma-yuktena prīyate harir īśvaraḥ ||
Janamejaya interroge sur la destinée la plus haute de ceux qui demeurent fermes sur la voie de l’unique concentration. L’enseignement déclare que le Seigneur—Hari, le Souverain suprême—se réjouit lorsque l’homme comprend véritablement ce dharma et le met en œuvre par une action justement orientée, fondée sur le vœu d’ahiṃsā (non-violence). Un dharma ainsi vécu, uni à la connaissance intérieure et à la retenue morale, est présenté comme le moyen assuré d’atteindre la meilleure fin et le bien suprême.
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that God (Hari, the Lord) is pleased not merely by learning, but by dharma understood and enacted: properly directed action (karma) that is explicitly joined to ahiṃsā (non-violence). Ethical restraint and correct practice are presented as the decisive spiritual means.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on peace and right living, Janamejaya’s inquiry frames a discussion of the highest path. The response emphasizes that the supreme outcome belongs to those whose conduct embodies dharma through disciplined action and non-violence, culminating in devotion to Hari.