Shloka 29

“अपने यश, तेज और सदाचाररूप सम्पत्तिसे तीनों लोकोंको आवृत करके अपने भौतिक शरीरसे स्वर्गलोकमें आनेका सौभाग्य पाण्डुनन्दन युधिष्ठिरकके सिवा और किसी राजाको प्राप्त हुआ हो, ऐसा हमने कभी नहीं सुना है ।। तेजांसि यानि दृष्टानि भूमिछेन त्वया विभो । वेश्मानि भुवि देवानां पश्यामूनि सहस्रश:

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: apane yaśa, teja aura sadācāra-rūpa sampatti se trīṇi lokāni āvṛtya sva-bhautika-śarīreṇa svargaloke āgantuṁ saubhāgyaṁ Pāṇḍu-nandana Yudhiṣṭhiraṁ vinā anyasya kasyacid rājñaḥ prāptaṁ syāt—iti vayaṁ kadācana na śuśruma. tejāṁsi yāni dṛṣṭāni bhūmi-sthena tvayā vibho, veśmāni bhuvi devānāṁ paśya amūni sahasraśaḥ.

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Nie haben wir von einem König außer Yudhiṣṭhira, dem Sohn Pāṇḍus, gehört, der—nachdem er die drei Welten mit dem Reichtum seines Ruhmes, seines Glanzes und seines rechtschaffenen Wandels überdeckt hatte—das seltene Glück empfing, den Himmel in seinem leiblichen Körper zu erreichen. O Mächtiger, schaue nun, unzählbar, jene Lichter, die du noch auf Erden sahst: Es sind die himmlischen Wohnstätten der Götter auf diesem Pfad.

tejaḥ-aṃśisplendours, radiances
tejaḥ-aṃśi:
Karta
TypeNoun
Roottejas
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
yāniwhich
yāni:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootyad
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural
dṛṣṭāniseen
dṛṣṭāni:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootdṛś
Formkta (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural
bhūmi-chenaby (your) earth-cutting (i.e., by your step/stride that cleaves the earth)
bhūmi-chena:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootbhūmi + chena
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
tvayāby you
tvayā:
Karana
TypePronoun
Roottvad
Form—, Instrumental, Singular
vibhoO mighty one
vibho:
TypeNoun
Rootvibhu
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
veśmānidwellings, palaces
veśmāni:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootveśman
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
bhuvion the earth
bhuvi:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootbhū
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
devānāmof the gods
devānām:
TypeNoun
Rootdeva
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
paśyasee!
paśya:
TypeVerb
Rootdṛś
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
amūnithose (there)
amūni:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootadas
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
sahasraśaḥby thousands, in thousands
sahasraśaḥ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsahasraśas

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
P
Pāṇḍu
S
Svargaloka (Heaven)
D
Devas (gods)
T
Triloka (three worlds)

Educational Q&A

The verse elevates dharmic kingship: enduring fame and true splendor arise from sadācāra (righteous conduct). Such ethical excellence is portrayed as so potent that it culminates in the extraordinary reward of attaining heaven with the physical body—an emblem of unmatched merit and integrity.

As Yudhiṣṭhira proceeds on the final journey, the narrator (Vaiśampāyana) highlights the uniqueness of his ascent: no other king is known to have reached heaven bodily through the power of fame, tejas, and virtue. Yudhiṣṭhira is then directed to behold the countless luminous celestial dwellings of the gods appearing along the way.