Shloka 24
Adhyāya 262: Śabda-brahman, Para-brahman, and the Ethics of Tyāga
Kapila–Syūmaraśmi Saṃvāda
अतीव पुण्यदं पुण्यं पुण्याभिजनसंहितम् । यत्र गत्वा न शोचन्ति न च्यवन्ति व्यथन्ति च
atīva puṇyadaṃ puṇyaṃ puṇyābhijanasaṃhitam | yatra gatvā na śocanti na cyavanti vyathanti ca ||
Chūlādhāra berkata: “Ada suatu keadaan yang amat menyucikan—ia sendiri murni, menganugerahkan kebajikan, dan terkait dengan pergaulan orang-orang yang sungguh berbudi. Setelah mencapainya, seseorang tidak berduka, tidak jatuh darinya, dan tidak menderita kegelisahan batin.”
चुलाधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises the highest spiritually meritorious attainment: reaching a pure, exalted state (often identified with Brahmaloka) where the marks of worldly bondage—grief, decline from one’s attainment, and mental anguish—no longer arise. Ethical purity and association with the virtuous are implied as supports for such attainment.
Chūlādhāra is speaking within the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation-oriented values. Here he describes the fruit of the highest spiritual path: arrival at an exalted realm/state characterized by freedom from sorrow, instability, and inner suffering.