Shloka 29
Adhyaya 26 — Madālasa Names Alarka and Reorients Him Toward Kshatriya Duty
Sanskrit
पितरो देवलोकस्थास्तथा तिर्यक्त्वमागताः ।
तद्वन्मनुष्यतां याता भूतवर्गे च संस्थिताः ॥
Transliteration
pitaro deva-loka-sthās tathā tiryaktvam āgatāḥ / tadvan manuṣyatāṃ yātā bhūta-varge ca saṃsthitāḥ //
Translation
«Die Ahnen mögen in der Welt der Götter weilen; ebenso mögen sie in einen tierischen Zustand gelangt sein; gleichermaßen mögen sie den menschlichen Stand erlangt haben oder unter Klassen von Wesen (bhūtas) verortet sein.»
Speakers
Jaḍa to Madālasā
Key Themes
TransmigrationPitṛ-loka and afterlifeCosmology (realms of beings)Ritual obligation across states