Shloka 21

Devanagari script

सान्त्वद: सर्वभूतानां सर्वशोकैर्विमुच्यते । देवशुश्रूषया राज्यं दिव्यं रूपं नियच्छति,“जो समस्त प्राणियोंको सान्त्वना देता है, वह सम्पूर्ण शोकोंसे मुक्त हो जाता है। देवताओंकी सेवासे राज्य और दिव्य रूप प्राप्त होते हैं

Transliteration

sāntvadaḥ sarvabhūtānāṁ sarvaśokair vimucyate | devaśuśrūṣayā rājyaṁ divyaṁ rūpaṁ niyacchati ||

Translation

He who offers consolation to all living beings becomes freed from every sorrow. And by devoted service to the gods, one attains sovereign power and a radiant, divine form.

Word by Word

सान्त्वदःone who consoles

सर्वभूतानाम्of all beings

सर्वशोकैःfrom all sorrows

विमुच्यतेis freed (is released)

देवशुश्रूषयाby service to the gods

राज्यम्kingdom, sovereignty

दिव्यम्divine

रूपम्form, appearance

नियच्छतिobtains, attains

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

devas (the gods)

sarvabhūtāni (all beings)

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that consoling others is itself a dharmic act that dissolves one’s own grief, and that reverent service to the divine yields elevated fruits—both worldly (sovereignty) and transcendent (a divine form).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana, as narrator, states a general dharma-principle within Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction: ethical conduct expressed as compassionate reassurance and devotional service leads to freedom from sorrow and to auspicious rewards.