Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 69
Adhyāya 119: Vyāsa–Kīṭa-saṃvāda
Tapas-bala and karmic ascent across yoni
वे सब नरेश अपनी कान्तिसे प्रज्वलित होते हुए वहाँ ब्रह्मलोकमें विराज रहे हैं, गन्धर्व उनकी उपासना करते हैं और सहसौरों दिव्यांगनाएँ उन्हें घेरे रहती हैं ।।
bhīṣma uvāca | te sarve nṛpāḥ svayā kāntyā prajvalantaḥ tatra brahmaloke virājante | gandharvāḥ teṣām upāsanāṃ kurvanti sahasraśaś ca divyāṅganāḥ tān parivārayanti || tad etad uttamaṃ dharmaṃ ahiṃsā-dharma-lakṣaṇam | ye caranti mahātmāno nākapṛṣṭhe vasanti te ||
毗湿摩说道：那些国王以自身光辉炽然如焰，照耀于梵天界。乾闼婆恭敬侍奉他们，千百天女环绕其侧。此确为至上之法（dharma）——以不害（ahiṃsā）为其标志。凡大心之士奉行此道者，便居于天界之巅。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ahimsa (non-violence) is presented as the highest dharma; those who consistently practice it attain exalted heavenly realms.
Bhishma describes the radiant, honored state of virtuous kings in Brahmaloka—attended by Gandharvas and surrounded by celestial maidens—then links this exalted destiny to the practice of ahimsa.