Shloka 27
Sanatsujāta-Āhvāna (Summoning Sanatsujāta) — Vidura’s Invocation and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Doubt
सनत्युजात उवाच येषां व्रतेडथ विस्पर्धा बले बलवतामिव । ते ब्राह्मणा इतः प्रेत्य ब्रह्मलोकप्रकाशका:
sanatsujāta uvāca | yeṣāṁ vrate ’tha vispardhā bale balavatām iva | te brāhmaṇā itaḥ pretya brahmalokaprakāśakāḥ ||
Sanatsujāta disse: Assim como dois guerreiros poderosos competem entre si em força para aumentar o próprio poder, do mesmo modo aqueles brāhmaṇas que, com votos disciplinados, se esforçam por sobressair nas observâncias e no autocontrole — livres de desejo egoísta —, ao deixarem este mundo resplandecem no Brahmaloka, difundindo ali a sua radiância.
सनत्युजात उवाच
Educational Q&A
Competitive energy, when redirected from worldly power to disciplined vows (vrata), becomes a force for spiritual excellence; those who strive selflessly in restraint and observance attain a luminous state in Brahmaloka.
In Sanatsujāta’s instruction, he uses a warrior-like analogy—rivalry between strong fighters—to explain how earnest practitioners may ‘compete’ in ethical and ascetic observances, leading to exalted posthumous attainment.