Shloka 42
Suvarṇa-dāna: Kārttikeya’s Origin and the Defeat of Tāraka (सुवर्णदान-प्रसङ्गे कार्त्तिकेय-उत्पत्ति तथा तारकवधः)
ब्रह्म॒चर्येण तपसा यत्नेन च दमेन च,शक््य: समासादयितुं गोलोकः: पुष्करेक्षण । कमलनयन इन्द्र! ब्रह्मचर्य, तपस्या, यत्न, इन्द्रियसंयम, नाना प्रकारके दान, पुण्य, तीर्थसेवन, महान् तप और अन्यान्य शुभ कर्मोंके अनुष्ठानसे ही गोलोककी प्राप्ति हो सकती है
brahmacaryeṇa tapasā yatnena ca damena ca, śakyaḥ samāsādayituṃ golokaḥ puṣkarekṣaṇa.
Bhīṣma berkata: “Wahai yang bermata laksana teratai, Goloka hanya dapat dicapai melalui brahmacarya (pantang suci), tapa, usaha yang berterusan, dan pengendalian diri. Keadaan tertinggi itu bukan diraih oleh keinginan semata-mata, tetapi oleh amalan kebajikan yang teguh—penguasaan indera, sedekah yang berpahala, ziarah ke tirtha (tempat suci), tapa yang agung, dan perbuatan-perbuatan baik yang lain.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Attainment of a higher realm like Goloka is presented as the fruit of sustained ethical-spiritual discipline—brahmacarya, tapas, diligent effort, and sense-control—supported by other meritorious acts such as charity and pilgrimage.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues his instruction on dharma, explaining to his listener that exalted destinations are not gained casually but through rigorous vows and virtuous practice, emphasizing restraint and austerity as primary means.