Shloka 63
अध्याय ३३७ — ज्ञानमार्ग-वैविध्यप्रश्नः तथा व्यासस्य नारायणोद्भवकथा
Systems of Knowledge and Vyāsa’s Nārāyaṇa-Origin
स राजा राजशार्दूल सत्यधर्मपरायण: । अन्तर्भूमिगतश्वैव सततं धर्मवत्सल:
sa rājā rājaśārdūla satyadharmaparāyaṇaḥ | antarbhūmīgataś caiva satataṃ dharmavatsalaḥ ||
तो राजा—राजशार्दूल—सत्य व धर्मपरायण होता, सदैव धर्मवत्सल होता. भूमीच्या आत गेला तरीही तो निरंतर धर्मनिष्ठ राहिला.
देव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steadfast commitment to truth and dharma—sustained even under extreme adversity—becomes a direct cause of spiritual elevation; unwavering righteousness and devotion culminate in the highest destiny.
A supremely righteous king, described as devoted to truth and dharma, enters a subterranean state yet remains constant in his dharmic orientation and worship; by divine favor he rises again and ultimately attains Brahmaloka and the supreme goal.