Shloka 16
Adhyāya 60: Dāna vs. Yajña—Royal Giving, Protection, and Karmic Share
शय्यासनानि यानानि योगयुक्ते तपोधने । अन्निप्रवेशे नियतं ब्रह्मलोके महीयते,“योगयुक्त तपोधनको शय्या, आसन और वाहन प्राप्त होते हैं। नियमपूर्वक अग्निमें प्रवेश कर जानेपर जीवको ब्रह्मलोकमें सम्मान प्राप्त होता है
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
śayyāsanāni yānāni yogayukte tapodhane |
agnipraveśe niyataṁ brahmaloke mahīyate ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Bagi pertapa yang kaya dengan tapa dan berdisiplin dalam yoga, terbitlah kesenangan berupa katil, tempat duduk, bahkan kenderaan. Dan apabila, dengan pematuhan yang sewajarnya, seseorang memasuki api suci (sebagai laku nazar), maka makhluk yang berjasad itu dimuliakan di Brahmaloka—dihormati tinggi di alam Brahmā.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Disciplined yoga and austerity are presented as sources of both worldly supports (comforts and conveyances) and higher posthumous honor; when a severe act like agnipraveśa is undertaken with proper restraint and rule, it is framed as yielding exalted status in Brahmaloka.
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration within the Anuśāsana Parva’s dharma-instructional context, the text lists the fruits of yogic discipline and tapas, culminating in the claim that duly performed agnipraveśa leads to being honored in Brahmā’s realm.