Shloka 5
ययाति–अष्टक–प्रतर्दन संवादः | Yayāti’s Dialogue with Aṣṭaka and Pratardana on Merit, Gifts, and Ethical Restraint
तत एव पुनश्चापि गतः स्वर्गमिति श्रुतम् राज्ञा वसुमता सार्थमष्टकेन च वीर्यवान्
tata eva punaścāpi gataḥ svargam iti śrutam rājñā vasumatā sārtham aṣṭakena ca vīryavān
Vaiśampāyana sprach: Man hört, dass der Tapfere von eben jenem Ort aus abermals in den Himmel aufstieg, zusammen mit König Vasumat und mit Aṣṭaka.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the Itihāsa theme that sustained virtue and meritorious action lead to heavenly attainment; the tradition remembers exemplary figures as reaching Svarga through their vīrya and puṇya.
Vaiśampāyana reports a received tradition: the valiant figure (implied from context) is said to have gone again to Svarga, accompanied by King Vasumat and Aṣṭaka.