Shloka 31
Śaṅkha–Likhita Upākhyāna: Daṇḍa, Confession, and the Purification of Kingship (शङ्ख-लिखितोपाख्यानम्)
विद्वांस्त्यागी श्रद्दधधान: कृतज्ञ- स्त्यक्त्वा लोकं मानुषं कर्म कृत्वा । मेधाविनां विदुषां सम्मतानां तनुत्यजां लोकमाक्रम्य राजा
vidvāṁs tyāgī śraddadhānaḥ kṛtajñas tyaktvā lokaṁ mānuṣaṁ karma kṛtvā | medhāvināṁ viduṣāṁ sammatānāṁ tanutyajāṁ lokam ākramya rājā ||
Waiśampāyana berkata: Raja itu bijaksana, gemar melepaskan, penuh śraddhā, dan tahu berterima kasih. Setelah menunaikan kewajiban-kewajiban manusiawinya dan meninggalkan dunia fana, ia mencapai alam para cendekia dan orang bijak—yang dihormati semua, dan yang menanggalkan raga di tīrtha-tīrtha suci. Di sanalah ia berdiam.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A life of wisdom, renunciation, faith in dharma, and gratitude—combined with the faithful performance of one’s duties—leads to an exalted end and a higher state after death.
Vaiśampāyana describes a king who, after completing his worldly responsibilities, departs the human realm and attains the honored world of the learned and meritorious—those famed for relinquishing the body in sacred contexts.