Mahabharata — Ashvamedhika Parva, Shloka 956
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
ब्राह्मणास्तपसा युक्ता यथाशक्ति प्रदायिन: । “उस स्वर्गद्वारकी जो अर्गला (किल्ली) है
brāhmaṇās tapasā yuktā yathāśakti pradāyinaḥ |
岳父说道：“那些以苦行自律、并量力行施的婆罗门，才真能觉见‘天界之门’。那门闩由贪欲之种铸成，而此门又为执著所遮蔽；因此入内极其艰难。唯有苦行的婆罗门——已胜忿怒、制伏诸根，并随力布施者——方能得见那道门。”
श्षशुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Spiritual attainment is obstructed by greed and attachment; entry to higher states is difficult unless one conquers anger, restrains the senses, practices austerity, and gives charity according to one’s means.
A speaker identified as the father-in-law delivers a moral instruction, describing the ‘gate of heaven’ as hidden and locked by inner vices, and praising disciplined, charitable Brahmins as those capable of perceiving and approaching it.