Shloka 61
आचार्य योगमास्थाय ब्रह्मलोकमरिंदमम् । ब्रह्मलोक महान, दिव्य, देवगुह्ु, उत्कृष्ट तथा परम गतिस्वरूप है। शत्रुदमन आचार्य द्रोण योगका आश्रय लेकर श्रेष्ठ महर्षियोंके साथ उसी ब्रह्मलोकको प्राप्त हुए हैं। अज्ञानी मनुष्योंने उन्हें वहाँ जाते समय नहीं देखा था ।। वितुन्नाड़ंं शख्रातैर्न्यस्तायुधमसृक्ृक्षरम्
sañjaya uvāca | ācāryo yogam āsthāya brahmalokam ariṃdamaṃ | brahmaloko mahān divyo devaguhyaḥ utkṛṣṭas tathā paramagatisvarūpaḥ | śatrudamana ācārya-droṇo yogam āśritya śreṣṭha-maharṣibhiḥ sārdhaṃ tam eva brahmalokaṃ prāptaḥ | ajñānī manuṣyās taṃ gacchantaṃ na dadṛśuḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Having entered into yogic absorption, the Teacher (Droṇa), subduer of foes, attained the Brahma-world. That Brahma-world is vast and divine—hidden even from the gods—supreme, and the very form of the highest goal. The foe-subduing Droṇa, taking refuge in yoga, reached that Brahma-world together with the foremost great seers. Ordinary, unknowing people did not see him as he departed. The passage frames Droṇa’s end not merely as a battlefield death but as a spiritually directed departure, contrasting inner realization with the limited perception of the uninstructed.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts spiritual attainment with ordinary perception: one who departs established in yoga may reach the highest realm (Brahmaloka), while the ignorant—limited to outward appearances—cannot truly perceive the inner, dharmic meaning of such a departure.
Sañjaya reports that Droṇa, the Kaurava commander and revered teacher, leaves the world by taking refuge in yoga and attains Brahmaloka along with great seers; common people did not witness or understand this yogic passage.