Shloka 51
Kuberasaras-darśana (Bhīma beholds Kubera’s guarded lotus-lake) / कुबेरसरः-दर्शनम्
तपोधर्मदमेज्याभिरविप्रा यान्ति यथा दिवम् | दानातिथ्यक्रियाधर्मर्यान्ति वैश्याश्व सद्गतिम्
tapo-dharma-dama-ejyābhir aviprā yānti yathā divam | dāna-atithya-kriyā-dharmair yānti vaiśyāś ca sadgatim ||
तप, धर्माचरण, दम (इंद्रियनिग्रह) आणि यज्ञ-पूजा यांच्या बळावर ब्राह्मण नसलेलेही स्वर्गाला जातात; तसेच दान, अतिथिसत्कार आणि नियत कर्मधर्म यांद्वारे वैश्यही सद्गतीला पोहोचतात.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that spiritual and ethical attainment is accessible through appropriate virtues and duties: austerity, righteousness, self-control, and worship lead to heaven even for non-brāhmaṇas, while charity, hospitality, and faithful performance of prescribed duties lead vaiśyas to an auspicious destiny.
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a general dharma-instruction is being stated: different social groups are described as reaching higher states through the virtues and duties especially associated with them, emphasizing conduct over mere status.