Shloka 39
अव्यक्त-प्रबोधः (Awakening to the Unmanifest): The 25th and 26th Principles and Eligibility for Brahma-vidyā
सर्वे वर्णा धर्मकार्याणि सम्यक् कृत्वा राजन् सत्यवाक्यानि चोकक््त्वा । त्यक्त्वाधर्म दारुणं जीवलोके यान्ति स्वर्ग नात्र कार्यो विचार:
sarve varṇā dharmakāryāṇi samyak kṛtvā rājan satyavākyāni ca uktvā | tyaktvā adharmaṃ dāruṇaṃ jīvaloke yānti svargaṃ nātra kāryo vicāraḥ ||
Парашара сказал: «О царь, люди всех варн, надлежащим образом исполнив предписанные дхармой обязанности, говоря правдивые слова и полностью оставив жестокую адхарму в этом мире живых существ, достигают небес. В этом, о царь, нет нужды ни в сомнении, ни в прениях.»
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that spiritual merit is accessible to all varṇas: by performing one’s dharma properly, speaking truth, and abandoning cruel adharma, one attains Svarga; this principle is presented as settled and not requiring further doubt.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma, the sage Parāśara addresses a king and summarizes a clear ethical pathway—rightly performed duty, truthfulness, and rejection of wrongdoing—framing it as authoritative guidance.