Shloka 79
Adhyātma–Adhibhūta–Adhidaivata Correspondences and the Triguṇa Lakṣaṇas (Śānti-parva 301)
परमा सा गति: पार्थ निर्दधन्द्धानां महात्मनाम् । सत्यार्जवरतानां वै सर्वभूतदयावताम्,कुन्तीकुमार! जो सब प्रकारके द्वन्धोंसे रहित, सत्यवादी, सरल तथा सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंपर दया करनेवाले हैं, उन महात्माओंको वही परमगति मिलती है
paramā sā gatiḥ pārtha nirdvandvānāṁ mahātmanām | satyārjavarātānāṁ vai sarvabhūtadayāvatām || kuntīkumarāya: ye sarvaprakāradvandvair rahitāḥ satyavādinaḥ saralāḥ ca samastaprāṇiṣu dayāśīlāḥ, teṣāṁ mahātmanāṁ sā eva paramā gatiḥ ||
ഹേ പാർഥാ! ദ്വന്ദ്വരഹിതരായി, സത്യവും ആർജവവും എന്ന വ്രതത്തിൽ സ്ഥിരരായി, സർവജീവികളോടും ദയയുള്ള മഹാത്മാക്കൾക്കേ ആ പരമഗതി ലഭിക്കൂ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the highest spiritual end is attained by those who transcend dualities and live by disciplined truthfulness, straightforward conduct, and universal compassion.
In Shanti Parva, Bhishma instructs Arjuna on dharma and the qualities that lead to the supreme goal; here he identifies freedom from dualities, truth, simplicity, and compassion as the marks of those who reach the highest state.