Shloka 22
Adhyāya 160: Dikpāla-Cosmography and the Sun’s Kālacakra (दिक्पाल-विश्ववर्णनम् तथा आदित्यस्य कालचक्रम्)
न चाप्यत: परं शक््यं गन्तुं भरतसत्तमा: | विहारो ह्वञात्र देवानाममानुषगतिस्तु सा,भरतश्रेष्ठ] इससे आगे जाना असम्भव है। वहाँ देवताओंकी विहारस्थली है। वहाँ मनुष्योंकी गति नहीं हो सकती
na cāpy ataḥ paraṃ śakyaṃ gantuṃ bharatasattamāḥ | vihāro hy atra devānām amānuṣagatistu sā ||
バラタ族の最勝者よ、ここより先へ進むことはできぬ。ここは神々の遊楽の地であり、その先の道は非人の領域に属して、凡夫の足の及ぶところではない。この言葉は明確な戒めの境界を示す――人の志は神々の守る限界を知り、越えてはならぬところを侵してはならない。
आर्शिषिण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches restraint and discernment: not every path is meant for human beings. Dharma includes recognizing divinely set boundaries and accepting that some realms and experiences are reserved for the gods, beyond mortal entitlement.
A speaker (Ārṣiṣiṇ) addresses the Bharata nobles, warning them that they cannot proceed further. The location ahead is described as the gods’ recreation-ground, and the route beyond is characterized as a non-human passage, inaccessible to mortals.