देवतापितृप्रश्नः — Nārada at Badarīāśrama: the ultimate referent of daiva and pitṛ worship
यस्य नोपहता बुद्धिर्निश्चये हवलम्बते । स्वर्गे कृतावकाशस्य नास्ति तस्य महद् भयम्
yasya nopahatā buddhir niścaye hy avalambate | svarge kṛtāvakāśasya nāsti tasya mahad bhayam ||
ဗျာသက မိန့်တော်မူသည်– ဉာဏ်မပျက်စီးဘဲ သံဃာတည်ကြည်သော ဆုံးဖြတ်ချက်ကို အားထားသူသည် ကောင်းကင်ဘုံ၌ မိမိအတွက် နေရာတစ်ခုကို ရှိပြီးသား ဖြစ်သည်။ ထိုသူအတွက် နရက၏ ကြီးမားသော ကြောက်ရွံ့မှု မရှိတော့။
व्यास उवाच
The verse teaches that an untainted intellect (clear moral discernment) supported by firm resolve leads to spiritual security: such a person is said to have already secured a place in heaven and is not haunted by the great fear of hell. Ethical clarity plus steadfastness is presented as the safeguard against moral collapse.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction-focused setting, Vyāsa delivers a concise doctrinal statement linking inner integrity (buddhi not being corrupted) and steadfast determination (niścaya) with auspicious posthumous destiny (svarga) and freedom from dread of downfall (naraka).