Shloka 5

Mind as Charioteer; Kṣetrajña, Tapas, and Dhyāna-Yoga

Adhyātma-Upadeśa

Devanagari script

आशीर्युक्तानि कर्माणि कुर्वते ये त्वतन्द्रिता: । तेडस्मिल्लॉके प्रमोदन्‍्ते जायमाना: पुन: पुन:,जो लोग सावधान होकर सकाम कर्मोका अनुष्ठान करते हैं, वे बार-बार इस लोकमें जन्म ग्रहण करके सुखी होते हैं

Transliteration

āśīr-yuktāni karmāṇi kurvate ye tv atandritāḥ | te 'smin loke pramodante jāyamānāḥ punaḥ punaḥ ||

Translation

Vāyu said: Those who, remaining vigilant and unslothful, perform desire-motivated rites accompanied by blessings and benedictory aims—such people repeatedly take birth in this very world and, again and again, experience enjoyment and satisfaction here.

Word by Word

• आशीःयुक्तानि: endowed with desires (desire-motivated)
• आशीःयुक्तानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आशीः-युक्त
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• कर्माणि: actions
• कर्माणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• कुर्वते: do / perform
• कुर्वते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Ātmanepada

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तु: but / indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• अतन्द्रिताः: unwearied, vigilant
• अतन्द्रिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतन्द्रित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• लोके: world
• लोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• प्रमोदन्ते: rejoice / are happy
• प्रमोदन्ते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-मुद्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Ātmanepada

• जायमानाः: being born
• जायमानाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (जायते)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Desire-driven (sakāma) ritual action, even when performed carefully and properly, produces enjoyable worldly outcomes but keeps one within repeated birth in this world; it grants pleasure, not liberation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva is speaking and explaining the consequence of a certain type of conduct: people who diligently perform benediction-oriented, fruit-seeking rites are said to be reborn repeatedly and to enjoy happiness in the worldly sphere.