Suvarṇa-dāna: Kārttikeya’s Origin and the Defeat of Tāraka (सुवर्णदान-प्रसङ्गे कार्त्तिकेय-उत्पत्ति तथा तारकवधः)
शक््य: समासादयितुं गोलोकः: पुष्करेक्षण । कमलनयन इन्द्र! ब्रह्मचर्य
Bhīṣma uvāca: śakyaḥ samāsādayituṃ golokaḥ puṣkarekṣaṇa. kamalanayana indra! brahmacarya-tapas-yatna-indriya-saṃyama-nānāprakāra-dāna-puṇya-tīrthasevana-mahātapaḥ anyāny-śubhakarmānuṣṭhānaiḥ eva golokaprāptiḥ bhavati.
ພີສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ຜູ້ມີດວງຕາດັ່ງດອກບົວ, ໂອ ອົງຜູ້ດຸດດັ່ງອິນທຣະ! ໂກໂລກະຍ່ອມບັນລຸໄດ້ແທ້—ແຕ່ຈະຕ້ອງດ້ວຍພຣະຫມະຈັນຍະ, ຕະປະສະຍາ, ຄວາມພາກພຽນບໍ່ຂາດ, ການຄວບຄຸມອິນຊີ, ທານຫຼາຍປະເພດ, ການສະສົມບຸນ, ການໄປບໍລິການສະຖານທີ່ສັກສິດ, ຕະປະອັນໃຫຍ່, ແລະການປະຕິບັດໜ້າທີ່ມົງຄຸນອື່ນໆ. ດ້ວຍຈັນຍານີ້ເທົ່ານັ້ນ ຈຶ່ງຈະເຖິງໂກໂລກະ».
भीष्म उवाच
Liberation or ascent to a highest blessed realm (Goloka) is not gained by mere wish or status, but by sustained dharmic discipline—continence, austerity, effort, sense-control, generosity, merit-making, pilgrimage, and consistent performance of auspicious duties.
Bhishma, in his instruction on dharma, addresses a revered listener with honorific epithets and explains the means by which one may attain Goloka, listing the ethical and ascetic practices required.