Shloka 29
अव्यक्तकालमान-निर्णयः
Measures of Time from the Unmanifest; Creation, Elements, and the Primacy of Mind
सत्यं दमं हाार्जवमानृशंस्यं धृतिं तितिक्षामतिसेवमान: । स्वाध्यायनित्यो5स्पृहयन् परेषा- मेकान्तशील्यूर्ध्वगतिर्भवेत् सः,जो सत्य, इन्द्रिय-संयम, सरलता, दया, धैर्य और क्षमाका अधिक सेवन करता है, सदा स्वाध्यायमें लगा रहता है, दूसरेकी वस्तु नहीं लेना चाहता तथा एकान्तमें निवास करता है, वह ऊर्ध्वगतिको प्राप्त होता है
satyaṃ damaṃ ārjavam ānṛśaṃsyaṃ dhṛtiṃ titikṣām atisevamānaḥ | svādhyāya-nityo 'spṛhayan pareṣāṃ ekānta-śīlī ūrdhva-gatir bhavet saḥ ||
जो सत्य, इंद्रियसंयम, सरळपणा व दया यांचे आचरण करतो; धैर्य व सहनशीलता अधिक जोपासतो; नित्य स्वाध्यायात रत असतो; परक्याची वस्तू नकोशी मानतो; आणि एकांतशील असतो—तो ऊर्ध्वगतीला पोहोचतो.
हंस उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that spiritual elevation comes from a disciplined ethical life: truthfulness, sense-control, sincerity, compassion, steadfastness, patience, regular self-study, non-covetousness toward others’ possessions, and a preference for quiet solitude that supports inner clarity.
In Śānti Parva’s instructional setting, Haṃsa speaks as a teacher, listing the virtues and practices that lead a person toward an ‘upward course’—a higher spiritual destiny—rather than merely worldly success.