Shloka 26
Pūjya-namaskārya-prakaraṇa
On Those Worthy of Honor and Salutation
एवमेतत् परं स्थान ब्राह्म॒ण्यं नाम भारत । तच्च दुष्प्रापमिह वै महेन्द्रवचनं यथा
evam etat paraṁ sthānaṁ brāhmaṇyaṁ nāma bhārata | tac ca duṣprāpam iha vai mahendravacanaṁ yathā ||
釈迦羅（インドラ）は言った。「まことにそのとおりだ、バーラタよ。『ブラーフマニヤ（brāhmaṇya）』と呼ばれる境地は最上の位である。そしてこの現世においてさえ、他の階序の者には真に得がたい――これがマヘーンドラ（インドラ）の宣言である。」
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse elevates brāhmaṇya as the highest ethical-spiritual station, implying it is defined by demanding virtues (such as truth, restraint, learning, and purity of conduct) and is therefore difficult for others to attain within a single lifetime.
Indra (Śakra/Mahendra) is speaking to a person addressed as “Bhārata,” affirming a prior point: that brāhmaṇya is the supreme status and that achieving it is rare and difficult for those outside that ideal or social order.