Shloka 26
कामबन्धन-निवृत्ति तथा शान्तिलक्षण-उपदेशः | Release from Desire-Bondage and the Marks of Peace
स चक्रधरलोकानां सदृशीमाप्रुयाद् गतिम् । जितेन्द्रियाणामथवा गतिरेषा विधीयते
sa cakradhara-lokānāṃ sadṛśīm āpruyād gatim | jitendriyāṇām athavā gatir eṣā vidhīyate ||
Wika ni Vyāsa: “Makakamtan niya ang landas at huling hantungan na maihahambing sa mga daigdig ng Tagapagdala ng Disko (Viṣṇu). O kaya naman, ito ang itinatakda bilang pinakadakilang layon para sa mga nagapi na ang kanilang mga pandama.”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
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.
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.