Anushasana Parva Adhyaya 147 Shloka 33 - Mahabharata | Kannada | Vedapath

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Shloka 33

Pratyakṣa–Āgama–Ācāra: Doubt, Proof, and the Practice of Dharma (प्रत्यक्ष–आगम–आचारविचारः)

Devanagari script

व्यपेततन्द्रिर्धर्मात्मा शकत्या सत्पथमाश्रित: । चारित्रपरमो बुद्धो ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते

Transliteration

vyapetatandrir dharmātmā śaktyā satpatham āśritaḥ | cāritraparamo buddho brahmabhūyāya kalpate ||

Translation

ಮಹೇಶ್ವರನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಆಲಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ತೊರೆದು ಧರ್ಮಾತ್ಮನಾಗಿ, ತನ್ನ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ತಕ್ಕಂತೆ ಸತ್ಪಥವನ್ನು ಆಶ್ರಯಿಸಿ, ಶೀಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠನಾಗಿ ಜ್ಞಾನಿಯೂ ಆಗಿರುವವನು ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಭಾವವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯಲು ಯೋಗ್ಯನಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ.

Word by Word

व्यपेततन्द्रिःfree from sloth; with sloth removed

धर्मात्माrighteous-souled; virtuous

शक्त्याby (one's) ability/power

सत्पथम्the good path

आश्रितःhaving resorted to; having taken refuge in

चारित्रपरमःhaving conduct as the highest; devoted to good conduct

बुद्धःwise; awakened; intelligent

ब्रह्मभूयायfor Brahman-state; for becoming Brahman

कल्पतेis fit; becomes; is capable (of attaining)

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī-Maheśvara (speaker)

Brahman (brahmabhūya)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Freedom from sloth, steadfastness in dharma, and commitment to right conduct—practiced in proportion to one’s capacity—together with clear discernment, make a person qualified for the highest spiritual attainment (brahmabhūya).

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction-oriented setting, Maheśvara states a general principle of spiritual progress: ethical discipline and wise effort, rather than mere status or ritual alone, are presented as the pathway that prepares one for realization of Brahman.