Shloka 57
The Vow of the Bed of Good Fortune (Saubhāgya-śayana) and the Saubhāgyāṣṭaka
सोपि विद्याधरो भूत्वा स्वर्गलोके चिरं वसेत् । इदमिह मदनेन पूर्वसृष्टं शतधनुषा च कृतं नरेण तद्वत्
sopi vidyādharo bhūtvā svargaloke ciraṃ vaset | idamiha madanena pūrvasṛṣṭaṃ śatadhanuṣā ca kṛtaṃ nareṇa tadvat
সেও বিদ্যাধর হয়ে স্বর্গলোকে দীর্ঘকাল বাস করবে। এই ব্যবস্থা এখানে পূর্বে মদন নির্মাণ করেছিলেন, এবং তদ্রূপ শতধনু নামক নরও তা সম্পন্ন করেছিল।
Unspecified (narratorial voice within the Adhyaya context)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: sopi = saḥ + api; svargaloke = svarga-loke; idamiha = idam + iha; pūrvasṛṣṭam = pūrva-sṛṣṭam; śatadhanuṣā = śata-dhanuṣā; tadvat = tad + vat.
FAQs
A Vidyādhara is a class of celestial being, often portrayed as possessing supernatural knowledge (vidyā) and moving in heavenly regions; here it signifies an exalted post-death or post-merit state.
The verse presents them as earlier agents responsible for fashioning the same kind of arrangement being discussed, using their precedent to validate or explain the current situation.
It implies a result (phala) of merit or auspicious action: attaining a higher celestial status and prolonged enjoyment in Svarga, though such rewards are typically still within the realm of impermanence in Purāṇic thought.