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Shloka 16

Adhyāya 60: Dāna vs. Yajña—Royal Giving, Protection, and Karmic Share

शय्यासनानि यानानि योगयुक्ते तपोधने । अन्निप्रवेशे नियतं ब्रह्मलोके महीयते

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

śayyāsanāni yānāni yogayukte tapodhane |

agnipraveśe niyataṁ brahmaloke mahīyate ||

বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন— যোগে সংযত ও তপস্যাধনে সমৃদ্ধ তপস্বীর জন্য শয্যা, আসন ও যান প্রাপ্ত হয়। আর যে নিয়মপূর্বক অগ্নিতে প্রবেশ করে (ব্রতরূপে), সে ব্রহ্মলোকে সম্মানিত হয়—ব্রহ্মার লোকেই তার মহিমা প্রতিষ্ঠিত হয়।

शय्यासनानिbeds and seats
शय्यासनानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशय्या-आसन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
यानानिvehicles
यानानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयान
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
योगयुक्तेin/for one devoted to yoga
योगयुक्ते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootयोगयुक्त
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तपोधनेin/for the ascetic (whose wealth is austerity)
तपोधने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootतपोधन
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
अग्निप्रवेशेupon/at entering the fire
अग्निप्रवेशे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअग्निप्रवेश
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
नियतंcertainly; regularly; with restraint
नियतं:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनियत
ब्रह्मलोकेin Brahmaloka
ब्रह्मलोके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मलोक
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
महीयतेis honored; is esteemed
महीयते:
TypeVerb
Rootमहीयते (√मह्/√महि)
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive/Reflexive (honorific sense)

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
B
Brahmaloka
A
Agni (fire, implied by agnipraveśa)
Ś
śayyā (bed)
Ā
āsana (seat)
Y
yāna (vehicle)

Educational Q&A

Disciplined yoga and austerity are presented as sources of both worldly supports (comforts and conveyances) and higher posthumous honor; when a severe act like agnipraveśa is undertaken with proper restraint and rule, it is framed as yielding exalted status in Brahmaloka.

In Vaiśampāyana’s narration within the Anuśāsana Parva’s dharma-instructional context, the text lists the fruits of yogic discipline and tapas, culminating in the claim that duly performed agnipraveśa leads to being honored in Brahmā’s realm.