Shloka 29
अव्यक्तकालमान-निर्णयः
Measures of Time from the Unmanifest; Creation, Elements, and the Primacy of Mind
सत्यं दमं हाार्जवमानृशंस्यं धृतिं तितिक्षामतिसेवमान: । स्वाध्यायनित्यो5स्पृहयन् परेषा- मेकान्तशील्यूर्ध्वगतिर्भवेत् सः
satyaṃ damaṃ ārjavam ānṛśaṃsyaṃ dhṛtiṃ titikṣām atisevamānaḥ | svādhyāya-nityo 'spṛhayan pareṣāṃ ekānta-śīlī ūrdhva-gatir bhavet saḥ ||
जो सत्य, इन्द्रिय-संयम, सरलता, दया, धैर्य और क्षमा का अधिक सेवन करता है; सदा स्वाध्याय में लगा रहता है; पराई वस्तु की स्पृहा नहीं करता; और एकान्त-शील रहता है—वह ऊर्ध्वगति को प्राप्त होता है।
हंस उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that spiritual elevation comes from a disciplined ethical life: truthfulness, sense-control, sincerity, compassion, steadfastness, patience, regular self-study, non-covetousness toward others’ possessions, and a preference for quiet solitude that supports inner clarity.
In Śānti Parva’s instructional setting, Haṃsa speaks as a teacher, listing the virtues and practices that lead a person toward an ‘upward course’—a higher spiritual destiny—rather than merely worldly success.