Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 45
Yayāti’s Summons to Heaven and the Teaching on Old Age, the Five-Element Body, and Self–Body Discernment
भरतो युवनाश्वश्च कार्तवीर्यो नरेश्वरः । यज्ञानाहृत्य बहुधा मोदंते दिवि भूभृतः
bharato yuvanāśvaśca kārtavīryo nareśvaraḥ | yajñānāhṛtya bahudhā modaṃte divi bhūbhṛtaḥ
ভৰত, যুবনাশ্ব আৰু কাৰ্তবীৰ্য—নৰেৱৰ—বহু যজ্ঞৰ ফল আনি, হে ৰাজন, স্বৰ্গত নানাভাৱে আনন্দ কৰে।
Unspecified narrator (within the Pulastya–Bhīṣma dialogue context)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: युवनाश्वश्च = युवनाश्वः + च; यज्ञानाहृत्य = यज्ञान् + आहृत्य
FAQs
It presents yajña as a dharmic act whose fruits lead to heavenly enjoyment—kings who have secured the results of many sacrifices are said to rejoice in heaven.
They function as exemplary royal figures associated with dharma and great ritual merit; the verse groups them as models of kings who attained heavenly reward through sacrificial deeds.
The verse implies that disciplined, dharmic action—especially public religious duties like yajña—builds merit and is praised as a path to auspicious posthumous results.