Shloka 45

Devanagari script

सर्वान्‌ वेदानधीयीत पुण्यशीलो<स्तु धार्मिक: । ब्रह्मण: सदनं यातु यस्ते हरति पुष्करम्‌

Transliteration

sarvān vedān adhīyīta puṇyaśīlo 'stu dhārmikaḥ | brahmaṇaḥ sadanaṃ yātu yas te harati puṣkaram ||

Translation

Śakra sprach: „Möge der, der deinen Lotos nimmt, ein Mann von heiligem Wandel und Rechtschaffenheit werden; möge er alle Veden studieren; und möge er die Wohnstatt Brahmās erlangen.“

Word by Word

सर्वान्all

वेदान्Vedas

अधीयीतshould study/recite

पुण्यशीलःof virtuous conduct

अस्तुlet (him) be

धार्मिकःrighteous

ब्रह्मणःof Brahman / of Brahmā

सदनम्abode, dwelling

यातुlet (him) go

यःwho

तेof you / your

हरतिtakes away, steals

पुष्करम्a lotus / (name) Puṣkara

Speaker

शक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śakra (Indra)

Brahmā

Vedas

Puṣkara (lotus)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames the highest good as righteousness and sacred learning: even toward an offender (one who takes the lotus), the response is a blessing that he become virtuous, study the Vedas, and attain Brahmā’s abode—highlighting ethical restraint and the power of benevolent intention.

What is happening in the narrative?

Indra (Śakra) speaks a benediction concerning a person who takes ‘your lotus’ (puṣkara). Rather than cursing, he pronounces auspicious outcomes—Vedic study, dharmic character, and ascent to Brahmā’s realm—indicating a context of testing, forbearance, or moral instruction through blessing.