Shloka 956
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
ब्राह्मणास्तपसा युक्ता यथाशक्ति प्रदायिन: । “उस स्वर्गद्वारकी जो अर्गला (किल्ली) है
brāhmaṇās tapasā yuktā yathāśakti pradāyinaḥ |
Brahmana yang terlatih oleh tapa dan memberi sedekah menurut kesanggupan merekalah yang sungguh dapat memandang ‘gerbang surga’. Palangnya ditempa dari benih keserakahan, dan gerbang itu terselubung oleh keterikatan; sebab itu masuk ke dalamnya amat sukar. Hanya brahmana pertapa—yang menaklukkan amarah, menundukkan indria, dan memberi sesuai kemampuan—yang bahkan dapat melihat gerbang itu.
श्षशुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Spiritual attainment is obstructed by greed and attachment; entry to higher states is difficult unless one conquers anger, restrains the senses, practices austerity, and gives charity according to one’s means.
A speaker identified as the father-in-law delivers a moral instruction, describing the ‘gate of heaven’ as hidden and locked by inner vices, and praising disciplined, charitable Brahmins as those capable of perceiving and approaching it.