Shloka 26

कामबन्धन-निवृत्ति तथा शान्तिलक्षण-उपदेशः | Release from Desire-Bondage and the Marks of Peace

Devanagari script

स चक्रधरलोकानां सदृशीमाप्रुयाद्‌ गतिम्‌ । जितेन्द्रियाणामथवा गतिरेषा विधीयते,उसे चक्रधारी श्रीविष्णुके लोकके सदृश उत्तम लोकोंकी प्राप्ति होती है अथवा वह जितेन्द्रिय पुरुषको मिलनेवाली श्रेष्ठ गति प्राप्त कर लेता है

Transliteration

sa cakradhara-lokānāṃ sadṛśīm āpruyād gatim | jitendriyāṇām athavā gatir eṣā vidhīyate ||

Translation

அவன் சக்கரதாரியான ஸ்ரீவிஷ்ணுவின் உலகங்களுக்கு ஒப்பான உயர்ந்த நிலையை அடைகிறான்; அல்லது புலன்களை வென்றவர்களுக்கு விதிக்கப்பட்ட பரமோன்னத கதியாக இதுவே நிர்ணயிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

Word by Word

सःhe

चक्रधरलोकानाम्of the worlds of the discus-bearer (Vishnu)

सदृशीम्similar (to)

आप्नुयात्may attain

गतिम्state/goal/destination

जितेन्द्रियाणाम्of those who have conquered the senses

अथवाor

गतिःthe goal/state

एषाthis

विधीयतेis ordained/is prescribed

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

Viṣṇu (Cakradhara)

Sudarśana Cakra (implied by cakradhara)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that the highest spiritual attainment is secured through mastery over the senses, and that such self-mastery culminates in a supreme destiny comparable to reaching Viṣṇu’s own realms—linking ethical discipline (indriya-jaya) with ultimate liberation.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva’s instruction on peace and right conduct, Vyāsa states a doctrinal conclusion: the person described (a disciplined, virtuous seeker) attains an exalted post-mortem goal—either entry into Viṣṇu’s world or the same highest ‘gati’ reserved for the self-controlled.