Shloka 276

Devanagari script

इहलोके सुखं प्राप्य ते यान्ति परमां गतिम्‌ | जो भक्त मनुष्य सदा अनन्यभावसे वरदायक देवता कल्याणस्वरूप, सर्वेश्वर उमानाथ भगवान्‌ रुद्रकी उपासना करते हैं, वे भी इहलोकमें सुख पाकर अन्तमें परमगतिको प्राप्त होते हैं

Transliteration

iha-loke sukhaṁ prāpya te yānti paramāṁ gatim | ye bhaktā manuṣyāḥ sadā ananya-bhāvena varadāyaka-devatāṁ kalyāṇa-svarūpaṁ sarveśvaram umānāthaṁ bhagavantaṁ rudram upāsate, te’pi iha-loke sukhaṁ pātvā ante paramāṁ gatiṁ prāpnuvanti |

Translation

Vyāsa said: Those who attain happiness in this world go on to the highest state. Devout people who, with undivided faith, worship the boon-giving deity—Rudra, the auspicious Lord of all, Umānātha—enjoy well-being here and, in the end, reach the supreme destination. The teaching underscores that steadfast, exclusive devotion to the highest Lord yields both worldly welfare and ultimate liberation.

Word by Word

• इहलोके: in this world
• इहलोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इह-लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्य: having obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Non-finite

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

• यान्ति: go
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• परमाम्: supreme
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• गतिम्: destination/state
• गतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Rudra (Śiva)
• Umānātha (Śiva as Lord of Umā/Pārvatī)
• Umā (Pārvatī)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Exclusive, unwavering devotion (ananya-bhāva) to Rudra/Śiva—described as the auspicious, boon-giving Lord of all—brings both well-being in this life and the highest spiritual attainment at life’s end.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vyāsa’s discourse within the Drona Parva, the text offers a devotional assurance (phalaśruti): it praises worship of Rudra (Umānātha) and states the fruits of such worship—worldly happiness followed by the supreme goal.