Shloka 24

Devanagari script

सावित्री कुण्डले दिव्ये शरीरं जनमेजय: । ब्राह्मणार्थे परित्यज्य जग्मतुर्लोकमुत्तमम्‌,सावित्रीने दो दिव्य कुण्डल दान किये थे और राजा जनमेजयने ब्राह्मणके लिये अपने शरीरका परित्याग किया था। इससे वे दोनों उत्तम लोकमें गये

Transliteration

sāvitrī kuṇḍale divye śarīraṃ janamejayaḥ | brāhmaṇārthe parityajya jagmatur lokam uttamam ||

Translation

Vyāsa sprach: „Sāvitrī schenkte zwei göttliche Ohrringe, und König Janamejaya entsagte um eines Brahmanen willen sogar seinem eigenen Leib und schied dahin. Durch diese selbstlose Gabe und Opferhingabe gelangten beide in die höchste Sphäre.“

Word by Word

सावित्रीSavitri

कुण्डलेtwo earrings

दिव्येdivine

शरीरम्body

जनमेजयःJanamejaya

ब्राह्मणार्थेfor the sake of a Brahmin

परित्यज्यhaving abandoned

जग्मतुःthey two went

लोकम्world, realm

उत्तमम्highest, excellent

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyasa

Savitri

Janamejaya

divine earrings (kuṇḍala)

Brahmana

uttama-loka (highest realm)

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?

Selfless giving (dāna) and complete renunciation (tyāga), especially when done for a worthy cause such as supporting a brāhmaṇa, are presented as powerful dharmic acts that lead to the highest spiritual reward.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa cites two exemplary deeds: Sāvitrī donates a pair of divine earrings, and King Janamejaya gives up his own life/body for a brāhmaṇa’s sake; as a result, both are said to attain the supreme realm.