Shloka 956
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
ब्राह्मणास्तपसा युक्ता यथाशक्ति प्रदायिन: । “उस स्वर्गद्वारकी जो अर्गला (किल्ली) है
brāhmaṇās tapasā yuktā yathāśakti pradāyinaḥ |
岳父は言った。「苦行によって身を律し、力に応じて施しをなすブラーフマナこそ、真に『天の門』を見うる者である。その閂は貪欲という種子から作られ、門は執着によって隠されている。ゆえに内へ入ることはきわめて難しい。怒りを征し、諸根を制し、できる限り施す苦行のブラーフマナのみが、その門をさえ見得るのだ。」
श्षशुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Spiritual attainment is obstructed by greed and attachment; entry to higher states is difficult unless one conquers anger, restrains the senses, practices austerity, and gives charity according to one’s means.
A speaker identified as the father-in-law delivers a moral instruction, describing the ‘gate of heaven’ as hidden and locked by inner vices, and praising disciplined, charitable Brahmins as those capable of perceiving and approaching it.