Shloka 956
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
ब्राह्मणास्तपसा युक्ता यथाशक्ति प्रदायिन: । “उस स्वर्गद्वारकी जो अर्गला (किल्ली) है
brāhmaṇās tapasā yuktā yathāśakti pradāyinaḥ |
Disse o sogro: “Aqueles brāhmaṇas, disciplinados pela austeridade e que dão em caridade conforme a sua capacidade, são os que podem realmente perceber o ‘portal do céu’. Sua tranca é forjada da semente da cobiça, e o portal está oculto pelo apego; por isso entrar nele é dificílimo. Só brāhmaṇas ascetas—que venceram a ira, dominaram os sentidos e dão conforme podem—podem sequer contemplar esse portal.”
श्षशुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Spiritual attainment is obstructed by greed and attachment; entry to higher states is difficult unless one conquers anger, restrains the senses, practices austerity, and gives charity according to one’s means.
A speaker identified as the father-in-law delivers a moral instruction, describing the ‘gate of heaven’ as hidden and locked by inner vices, and praising disciplined, charitable Brahmins as those capable of perceiving and approaching it.