Shloka 42
Suvarṇa-dāna: Kārttikeya’s Origin and the Defeat of Tāraka (सुवर्णदान-प्रसङ्गे कार्त्तिकेय-उत्पत्ति तथा तारकवधः)
ब्रह्म॒चर्येण तपसा यत्नेन च दमेन च
brahmacaryeṇa tapasā yatnena ca damena ca, śakyaḥ samāsādayituṃ golokaḥ puṣkarekṣaṇa.
భీష్ముడు పలికెను—ఓ పుష్కరేక్షణ (కమలనయన) ఇంద్రా! బ్రహ్మచర్యం, తపస్సు, యత్నం, ఇంద్రియదమం—ఇవే గోలోకప్రాప్తికి సాధనములు.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Attainment of a higher realm like Goloka is presented as the fruit of sustained ethical-spiritual discipline—brahmacarya, tapas, diligent effort, and sense-control—supported by other meritorious acts such as charity and pilgrimage.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues his instruction on dharma, explaining to his listener that exalted destinations are not gained casually but through rigorous vows and virtuous practice, emphasizing restraint and austerity as primary means.