Shloka 28

Devanagari script

नित्यं भद्राणि पश्यन्ति विषयांश्वोपभुञ्जते । प्राकाश्यं चैव गच्छन्ति कृत्वा निष्कल्मषं तप:,मनुष्य पापरहित तपस्या करके सदा अपना कल्याण ही देखते हैं। मनोवांछित विषयोंका उपभोग करते हैं और संसारमें उनकी ख्याति होती है

Transliteration

nityaṁ bhadrāṇi paśyanti viṣayāṁś copabhuñjate | prākāśyaṁ caiva gacchanti kṛtvā niṣkalmaṣaṁ tapaḥ ||

Translation

Wer eine von Sünde freie Askese (tapas) übt, schaut beständig das Heilsame. Er genießt auch die begehrten Gegenstände der Sinne, und durch diese makellose Zucht erlangt er in der Welt Ruhm und öffentliche Achtung.

Word by Word

नित्यम्always

भद्राणिauspicious things, welfare

पश्यन्तिthey see

विषयान्objects (of sense), enjoyments

चand

उपभुञ्जतेthey enjoy, partake

प्राकाश्यम्renown, fame, publicity

चand

एवindeed, certainly

गच्छन्तिthey attain, go to

कृत्वाhaving done, having performed

निष्कल्मषम्sinless, free from impurity

तपःausterity, penance

Speaker

पराशर उवाच

Characters & Entities

प

पराशर (Parāśara)

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Stainless (sin-free) austerity leads to auspicious outcomes: inner well-being, the legitimate enjoyment of life’s objects, and an honorable reputation—showing that ethical purity is the foundation of both spiritual and worldly flourishing.

What is happening in the narrative?

Parāśara is describing the fruits of niṣkalmaṣa tapaḥ (pure austerity), explaining that those who practice disciplined, faultless tapas consistently encounter welfare, gain access to desired enjoyments, and become widely known for their virtue.