Shloka 80
देवतापितृप्रश्नः — Nārada at Badarīāśrama: the ultimate referent of daiva and pitṛ worship
सोपानभूतं स्वर्गस्य मानुष्य॑ प्राप्य दुर्लभम् | तथा55त्मानं समादध्याद् भ्रश्यते न पुनर्यथा,यह दुर्लभ मानव-शरीर स्वर्गलोकमें पहुँचनेके लिये सीढ़ीके समान है। इसे पाकर अपने-आपको इस प्रकार धर्ममें एकाग्र करे, जिससे फिर उसे स्वर्गसे नीचे न गिरना पड़े
sopānabhūtaṃ svargasya mānuṣyaṃ prāpya durlabham | tathātmānaṃ samādadhyād bhraśyate na punar yathā ||
បានទទួលសភាពជាមនុស្សដ៏កម្រនេះ—ដែលប្រៀបដូចជាជណ្តើរនាំទៅសួគ៌—គួរឲ្យមនុស្សតាំងចិត្តឲ្យមាំ និងផ្តោតខ្លួនក្នុងធម៌ ដោយរបៀបដែលមិនឲ្យធ្លាក់ចុះម្តងទៀតពីស្ថានភាពខ្ពស់នោះ។
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Human birth is rare and valuable; it should be used as a means of ascent by firmly establishing oneself in dharma, so that one does not relapse into a lower condition after attaining higher worlds or higher moral/spiritual standing.
Vyāsa delivers an ethical instruction within the Śānti Parva’s didactic setting, emphasizing disciplined commitment to dharma after obtaining the difficult-to-attain human embodiment, portrayed as the ‘ladder’ to svarga.