Shloka 44
Gautama–Śakra Saṃvāda: Karma, Loka-bheda, and the Restoration of the Elephant
ये जीर्यन्ते ब्रह्मचर्येण विप्रा बा्मीं वाचं परिरक्षन्ति चैव । मनस्थविनस्तीर्थयात्रापरायणा- स्ते तत्र मोदन्ति गवां निवासे
ye jīryante brahmacaryeṇa viprā brāhmīṁ vācaṁ parirakṣanti caiva | manasvino tīrthayātrāparāyaṇās te tatra modanti gavāṁ nivāse ||
持国说道：“那些婆罗门在坚守梵行（brahmacarya）中至老；那些恒常护持神圣吠陀之言；以及意志坚决、专志朝圣之人——他们在彼处欢喜，在牛之居所（Goloka）中享乐。”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises three dharmic commitments—lifelong brahmacarya (self-restraint), preservation of Vedic speech (protecting and transmitting sacred learning), and dedicated pilgrimage—as sources of spiritual merit leading to joy in the blessed realm associated with cows (Goloka).
Dhṛtarāṣṭra continues describing who attains and enjoys the exalted ‘abode of cows.’ He identifies exemplary brāhmaṇas—ascetics, guardians of Vedic tradition, and devoted pilgrims—as those who rejoice there.