Shloka 33
Gautama–Śakra Saṃvāda: Karma, Loka-bheda, and the Restoration of the Elephant
गौतमने कहा--राजन्! सोमलोकसे भी ऊपर कितने ही सनातन लोक प्रकाशित होते हैं, जो रजोगुण, तमोगुण और शोकसे रहित है। वे महात्मा सूर्यदेवके स्थान हैं। वहाँ जाकर भी मैं तुमसे अपना हाथी वसूल करूँगा ।।
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca—svādhyāyaśīlā guruśuśrūṣaṇe ratāḥ tapasvinaḥ suvratāḥ satyasaṃdhāḥ | ācāryāṇām apratikūlabhāṣiṇo nityotthitā gurukarmasvacodyāḥ ||
ドリタラーシュトラは言った。「聖者よ。自学（スヴァーディヤーヤ）に励み、師への奉仕を喜び、苦行を修し、すぐれた誓戒を守り、真実に堅く誓いを立てる大いなる人々——師（アーチャーリヤ）に逆らう言葉を口にせず、常に勤勉で、促されずとも自ら師（グル）の務めに携わる者たち。心清らかで、規律を備え、ヴェーダに通じたその者らのみが、太陽神の国にふさわしい。」
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse elevates a dharmic ideal: spiritual attainment is grounded in disciplined learning (svādhyāya), humble service to one’s teacher (guru-śuśrūṣā), austerity, truthful commitment, and respectful speech. Merit is portrayed as inseparable from ethical conduct and reverence for the sources of knowledge.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra describes the qualities of people who are worthy of a high celestial destination—specifically a solar realm—emphasizing their conduct toward teachers and their steadfastness in vows and truth.