Shloka 14
Adhyāya 32: Tāpasānāṃ Darśanaṃ — Ascetics Seek to Identify the Pāṇḍavas
देवलोकं ययु: केचित् केचित् ब्रह्मसदस्तथा,कोई देवलोकमें गये, कोई ब्रह्मलोकमें, कुछ वरुणलोकमें पधारे और कुछ कुबेरके लोकमें। कितने ही नरेश भगवान् सूर्यके लोकमें चले गये
devalokaṃ yayuḥ kecit kecid brahmasadas tathā | kecid varuṇalokaṃ ca kecit kuberalokam āyayuḥ | kati cid nṛpāḥ sūryalokam jagmuḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Some departed to the world of the gods; some reached the assembly-realm of Brahmā. Others went to Varuṇa’s world, and others to Kubera’s. Many kings, in turn, attained the world of the Sun.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights karmic and dharmic fruition: after completing their worldly roles, individuals—especially rulers—attain different divine realms according to their merits, conduct, and the cosmic order they upheld.
The narrator Vaiśampāyana describes the posthumous destinations of various persons (notably kings), stating that some go to Devaloka, some to Brahmā’s assembly, others to Varuṇa’s or Kubera’s realms, and many to the Sun’s world.