Shloka 65
Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 5 — Karmaphala-Nirdeśa and Phalāśruti (कर्मफलनिर्देशः फलश्रुतिश्च)
यथा समुद्रो भगवान् यथा हि हिमवान् गिरि: । ख्यातावुभौ रत्ननिधी तथा भारतमुच्यते
yathā samudro bhagavān yathā hi himavān giriḥ | khyātāv ubhau ratnanidhī tathā bhāratam ucyate ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “Kung paanong ang maringal na karagatan at ang bundok na Himavān (Himalaya) ay kapwa tanyag na taguan ng mga hiyas, gayon din ang Mahābhārata ay sinasambit bilang isang bodega ng sari-saring aral na tulad ng mga hiyas.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The Mahābhārata is presented as a vast repository of precious moral and spiritual instruction—its teachings are ‘jewels’ to be sought, valued, and applied in life.
In the closing context of the Svargārohaṇa Parva, Vaiśampāyana offers a laudatory reflection on the Mahābhārata itself, comparing it to the ocean and the Himalaya—both famed as sources of treasures—to emphasize the epic’s richness in counsel and dharma.