Shloka 386
Nṛga-upākhyāna: Brāhmaṇa-sva and the Consequence of Misappropriated Gift-Cattle (कृकलास-रूपे नृगोपाख्यानम्)
यांतां ब्रह्मर्षय: सिद्धा: प्रार्थयन्ति परां गतिम् । भारत! ये गौएँ चन्द्रमाके साथ उस ब्रह्मलोकमें निवास करती हैं, जो परमगतिरूप है और जिसे सिद्ध ब्रह्मर्षि भी प्राप्त करनेकी इच्छा रखते हैं
yāntāṃ brahmarṣayaḥ siddhāḥ prārthayanti parāṃ gatim |
Wahai Bhārata! Kepada tujuan tertinggi yang bahkan para brahmarṣi yang telah sempurna pun merindukan untuk mencapainya—ke sanalah sapi-sapi itu melangkah. Mereka berdiam di Brahmaloka bersama Candra, alam yang merupakan parama-gati.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the supremacy of the highest spiritual attainment (parā gati) and teaches that even the most perfected sages aspire for it—encouraging earnest striving toward liberation and the highest dharmic goal.
Bhīṣma, instructing in the Anuśāsana Parva, refers to the supreme realm/state as the sought-after goal of perfected seers, situating the discussion within teachings on ultimate spiritual ends and the hierarchy of attainments.