Shloka 24
Āśrama-dharma and Brahmacarya: Śuka’s Inquiry on Karma and Tyāga (शुक-प्रश्नः कर्मत्यागविवेकश्च)
सावित्री कुण्डले दिव्ये शरीरं जनमेजय: । ब्राह्मणार्थे परित्यज्य जग्मतुर्लोकमुत्तमम्
sāvitrī kuṇḍale divye śarīraṃ janamejayaḥ | brāhmaṇārthe parityajya jagmatur lokam uttamam ||
ವ್ಯಾಸನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಸಾವಿತ್ರಿಯು ಎರಡು ದಿವ್ಯ ಕುಂಡಲಗಳನ್ನು ದಾನಮಾಡಿದಳು; ರಾಜ ಜನಮೇಜಯನು ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾರ್ಥಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ತನ್ನ ದೇಹವನ್ನೇ ತ್ಯಜಿಸಿದನು; ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಆ ಇಬ್ಬರೂ ಉತ್ತಮ ಲೋಕವನ್ನು ಪಡೆದರು।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Selfless giving (dāna) and complete renunciation (tyāga), especially when done for a worthy cause such as supporting a brāhmaṇa, are presented as powerful dharmic acts that lead to the highest spiritual reward.
Vyāsa cites two exemplary deeds: Sāvitrī donates a pair of divine earrings, and King Janamejaya gives up his own life/body for a brāhmaṇa’s sake; as a result, both are said to attain the supreme realm.