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 ||
Sinabi ni Parāśara: “O Hari, ang mga tao mula sa lahat ng varṇa, kapag naisakatuparan nang wasto ang mga tungkuling itinakda ng dharma, laging nagsasalita ng katotohanan, at ganap na tinalikuran ang malupit na adharma sa mundong ito ng may-buhay, ay nakararating sa langit. Sa bagay na ito, O Hari, hindi na kailangan ang alinlangan o pagtatalo.”
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.