Shloka 23

Adhyāya 262: Śabda-brahman, Para-brahman, and the Ethics of Tyāga

Kapila–Syūmaraśmi Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

ज्ञानविज्ञानिनः केचित्‌ परं पार तितीर्षव:

Transliteration

jñāna-vijñāninaḥ kecit paraṃ pāraṃ titīrṣavaḥ bhava-sāgara-pāre uttaraṇe icchāvantaḥ; te jñāna-vijñāna-sampannā mahātmānaḥ puruṣāḥ atyanta-pavitraiḥ puṇyātmabhiḥ sevitaṃ puṇya-dāyakaṃ brahma-lokaṃ prāpnuvanti; tatra gatvā na śocanti, na ca tataḥ adho nipatanti, na ca manasi kasyacit prakārasya vyathām anubhavanti.

Translation

ଚୂଳାଧାର କହିଲେ—ସତ୍ୟଜ୍ଞାନ ଓ ଅନୁଭୂତିଜନ୍ୟ ବିବେକରେ ସମ୍ପନ୍ନ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରୁ କେତେକ ମାତ୍ର, ଭବସାଗରର ପାରେ ଥିବା ପରମ ତଟକୁ ଅତିକ୍ରମ କରିବା ଇଚ୍ଛାରେ, ପୁଣ୍ୟାତ୍ମାମାନଙ୍କ ସେବାଦ୍ୱାରା ମଙ୍ଗଳମୟ ଓ ପରମ ପବିତ୍ର ବ୍ରହ୍ମଲୋକକୁ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହୁଅନ୍ତି। ସେଠାକୁ ଯାଇ ସେମାନେ ନ ଶୋକ କରନ୍ତି, ନ ଅଧଃପତିତ ହୁଅନ୍ତି, ଏବଂ ମନରେ କୌଣସି ପ୍ରକାର ବ୍ୟଥା ଅନୁଭବ କରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• ज्ञानविज्ञानिनः: possessed of knowledge and realization
• ज्ञानविज्ञानिनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञानविज्ञानिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• केचित्: some (certain persons)
• केचित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: क-चित्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• परम्: the further/other (shore)
• परम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पारम्: the far shore
• पारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तितीर्षवः: desiring to cross
• तितीर्षवः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तितीर्षु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

चुलाधार उवाच

Characters & Entities

• चुलाधार (Chuladhara)
• ब्रह्मलोक (Brahmaloka)
• भवसागर (ocean of saṃsāra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Only a rare few who unite jñāna (right understanding) with vijñāna (realized, lived discernment) and who earnestly seek liberation can cross beyond saṃsāra and attain a state characterized by freedom from grief, inner distress, and spiritual regression.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Chuladhara’s discourse within the Śānti Parva, he describes the destiny of exceptional spiritual aspirants: those intent on transcending worldly becoming reach Brahmaloka, portrayed as a pure and auspicious realm associated with the company/service of the virtuous, where suffering and downfall do not occur.