Shloka 45

सरस्वतीतीर्थानुक्रमः — बलरामस्य तीर्थयात्रा

Sarasvatī Tīrtha Itinerary — Balarāma’s Pilgrimage

Devanagari script

ततो यथाविधि प्राप्तान्‌ भागान्‌ प्राप्प दिवौकस:

Transliteration

tato yathāvidhi prāptān bhāgān prāpya divaukasaḥ

Translation

Dann, nachdem sie die ihnen zugeteilten Anteile in der vorgeschriebenen Weise empfangen hatten, erhielten die Götter — die Himmelsbewohner — das ihnen Zustehende; ein Zeichen dafür, dass Ritus und Verteilung nach Regel und Ordnung vollzogen worden waren.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereafter')

• यथा-विधि: according to rule, duly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधि
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable adverbial compound)

• प्राप्तान्: obtained, received
• प्राप्तान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्त
• Form: Masculine, accusative, plural

• भागान्: shares, portions
• भागान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग
• Form: Masculine, accusative, plural

• प्राप्य: having obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्राप्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), indeclinable; 'having obtained'

• दिवौकसः: the gods (heaven-dwellers)
• दिवौकसः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवौकस्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• divaukasaḥ (the gods/heavenly beings)
• bhāgāḥ (allotted shares/portions)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores dharma as adherence to proper procedure: when actions—especially distributions tied to duty or ritual—are performed yathāvidhi (as prescribed), each party receives its rightful share, sustaining moral and cosmic order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana states that, thereafter, the divaukasaḥ (gods) received the portions allotted to them in the duly prescribed way, indicating a completed and orderly distribution of shares/offerings.