Shloka 30
Adhyāya 262: Śabda-brahman, Para-brahman, and the Ethics of Tyāga
Kapila–Syūmaraśmi Saṃvāda
यानि यज्ञेष्विहेज्यन्ति सदा प्राज्ञा द्विजर्षभा: । तेन ते देवयानेन पथा यान्ति महामुने,महामुने! श्रेष्ठ विद्वान् ब्राह्मण सदा ही जिन द्रव्योंको लेकर उनका यज्ञोंमें उपयोग करते हैं, उन्हींके द्वारा वे दिव्य मार्गसे पुण्य लोकोंमें जाते हैं
yāni yajñeṣv iha ijyante sadā prājñā dvijarṣabhāḥ | tena te devayānena pathā yānti mahāmune ||
チューラーダーラは言った。「おお大牟尼よ、二度生まれの賢者たちの中でも最勝の方よ。智ある者はこの世の祭祀において、常にある種の供物を用いる。その供物そのものによって、彼らは『神々の道』（デーヴァヤーナ）を進み、功徳ある天界の諸世界に至るのだ、大聖よ。」
चुलाधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links ritual action to its karmic result: the wise use proper sacrificial offerings, and through that meritorious act they travel the devayāna—an auspicious, heavenward course—reaching higher worlds. It underscores the ethical idea that disciplined, sanctioned giving/offerings in yajña generate puṇya and shape one’s posthumous destination.
Chūlādhāra addresses a great sage and explains how learned brāhmaṇas, by employing specific substances in sacrificial worship, attain heavenly realms via the ‘path of the gods.’ The statement functions as instruction within the broader Śānti Parva discourse on dharma, conduct, and the fruits of action.