Shloka 12

रावण–मारीचसंवादः तथा मृगप्रलोभनपूर्वकं सीताहरणोपक्रमः

Rāvaṇa–Mārīca Dialogue and the Decoy-Deer Prelude to Sītā’s Abduction

Devanagari script

ईदृश: स मुने लोक: स्वकर्मफलहेतुक: । सुकृतैस्तत्र पुरुषा: सम्भवन्त्यात्मकर्मभि:,महर्षे! स्वर्गलोक ऐसा ही है। अपने सत्कर्मोके फलरूप ही उसकी प्राप्ति होती है। मनुष्य वहाँ अपने किये हुए पुण्यकर्मोंसे ही रह पाते हैं

Transliteration

īdṛśaḥ sa mune lokaḥ svakarmaphalahetukaḥ | sukṛtais tatra puruṣāḥ sambhavanti ātmakarmabhiḥ, maharṣe |

Translation

«هكذا، أيها الحكيم، هو ذلك العالم: لا يُنال إلا ثمرةً لأعمال المرء نفسه. وهناك لا يكون الناس ولا يثبتون إلا بفضل أعمالهم الصالحة التي اكتسبوها بأنفسهم، أيها الرائي العظيم».

Word by Word

ईदृशःsuch, of this kind

सःthat (he/it)

मुनेO sage

लोकःworld, realm

स्वकर्मफलहेतुकःhaving one's own action's fruit as the cause; caused by the fruit of one's own deeds

सुकृतैःby good deeds, by merits

तत्रthere

पुरुषाःmen, persons

सम्भवन्तिarise/come into being; are possible; occur

आत्मकर्मभिःby their own actions/deeds

महर्षेO great sage

Speaker

देवदूत उवाच

Characters & Entities

द

देवदूत (divine messenger)

म

मुनि/महर्षि (sage addressed)

स

स्वर्गलोक (heavenly world, implied by context)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that higher realms (such as heaven) are not gained by chance or favor alone but are causally grounded in one’s own actions: merit (sukṛta/puṇya) is the determining basis for attaining and sustaining that state.

What is happening in the narrative?

A divine messenger addresses a sage, explaining the principle governing the heavenly realm: it is a world whose attainment and continued enjoyment depend on the fruits of one’s own good deeds.