Shloka 69
Adhyāya 119: Vyāsa–Kīṭa-saṃvāda
Tapas-bala and karmic ascent across yoni
वे सब नरेश अपनी कान्तिसे प्रज्वलित होते हुए वहाँ ब्रह्मलोकमें विराज रहे हैं, गन्धर्व उनकी उपासना करते हैं और सहसौरों दिव्यांगनाएँ उन्हें घेरे रहती हैं ।।
bhīṣma uvāca | te sarve nṛpāḥ svayā kāntyā prajvalantaḥ tatra brahmaloke virājante | gandharvāḥ teṣām upāsanāṃ kurvanti sahasraśaś ca divyāṅganāḥ tān parivārayanti || tad etad uttamaṃ dharmaṃ ahiṃsā-dharma-lakṣaṇam | ye caranti mahātmāno nākapṛṣṭhe vasanti te ||
Bhīṣma disse: Esses reis, ardendo com o próprio fulgor, resplandecem ali no mundo de Brahmā. Os Gandharvas os servem com reverência, e milhares de donzelas celestes os cercam. Este, de fato, é o dharma mais elevado—marcado pela não violência (ahiṃsā). Os magnânimos que o praticam habitam no cume do céu.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ahimsa (non-violence) is presented as the highest dharma; those who consistently practice it attain exalted heavenly realms.
Bhishma describes the radiant, honored state of virtuous kings in Brahmaloka—attended by Gandharvas and surrounded by celestial maidens—then links this exalted destiny to the practice of ahimsa.