Shloka 433
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.
हे कमलनयना! गोलोक प्राप्त होऊ शकतो; पण तो ब्रह्मचर्य, तपस्या, सतत प्रयत्न, इंद्रियसंयम, नाना प्रकारचे दान, पुण्यसंचय, तीर्थसेवन, महान तप आणि इतर शुभ कर्मांच्या अनुष्ठानानेच मिळतो.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
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.