Shloka 22
राजसूयविचारः — Deliberation on the Rajasuya and the Summoning of Kṛṣṇa
तपसा ये च तीव्रेण त्यजन्तीह कलेवरम् । ते तत् स्थानं समासाद्य श्रीमन्तो भान्ति नित्यश:,तथा जो लोग कठोर तपस्याके द्वारा यहाँ अपने शरीरका त्याग करते हैं, वे भी उस इन्द्रसभामें जाकर तेजस्वीरूप धारण करके सदा प्रकाशित होते रहते हैं
tapasā ye ca tīvreṇa tyajantīha kalevaram | te tat sthānaṃ samāsādya śrīmanto bhānti nityaśaḥ ||
Nārada sprach: Diejenigen, die durch strenge Askese hier in dieser Welt ihren Leib ablegen—gelangen sie in jenes Reich—so leuchten sie dort unaufhörlich, erfüllt von Glanz und Herrlichkeit.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that intense tapas (austerity and disciplined self-restraint) is ethically potent: those who renounce the body through severe ascetic practice attain an exalted divine realm and remain radiant there, suggesting a karmic linkage between inner discipline and posthumous spiritual status.
Nārada is describing who gains access to a glorious celestial station associated with Indra’s assembly. He includes severe ascetics among those who, after leaving the body, reach that realm and shine there perpetually.