Shloka 56
Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon
तेभ्यो विशिष्टां जानामि गतिमेकान्तिनां नृणाम् जो ब्राह्मण उपनिषदोंसहित सम्पूर्ण वेदोंका भलीभाँति आश्रय ले उनका विधिपूर्वक स्वाध्याय करते हैं तथा जो संन्यासधर्मका पालन करनेवाले हैं
dharmajñānena caitena suprayuktena karmaṇā | ahiṃsā-dharma-yuktena prīyate harir īśvaraḥ ||
Tinanong ni Janamejaya ang tungkol sa pinakamataas na hantungan ng mga taong matatag sa landas na iisa ang tuon. Itinuro na ang Panginoon—si Hari, ang Kataas-taasang Tagapamahala—ay nalulugod kapag ang tao’y tunay na nauunawaan ang dharmang ito at isinasabuhay sa pamamagitan ng wastong nakatuong pagkilos na nakaugat sa panatang ahiṃsā (di-karahasan). Ang dharmang isinasabuhay, na kaakibat ng panloob na kaalaman at pagpipigil sa asal, ay inihaharap bilang tiyak na daan tungo sa pinakamabuting wakas at sa pinakamataas na kabutihan.
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that God (Hari, the Lord) is pleased not merely by learning, but by dharma understood and enacted: properly directed action (karma) that is explicitly joined to ahiṃsā (non-violence). Ethical restraint and correct practice are presented as the decisive spiritual means.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on peace and right living, Janamejaya’s inquiry frames a discussion of the highest path. The response emphasizes that the supreme outcome belongs to those whose conduct embodies dharma through disciplined action and non-violence, culminating in devotion to Hari.