Shloka 30

Indratīrtha–Ādityatīrtha: Balarāma’s Ritual Bathing, Dāna, and Sacred-Historical Recollections

Devanagari script

उवाच च सुरश्रेष्ठस्तां कन्यां सुदृढव्रताम्‌ प्रीतो5स्मि ते शुभे भकक्‍त्या तपसा नियमेन च

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | uvāca ca suraśreṣṭhas tāṃ kanyāṃ sudṛḍhavratām | prīto 'smi te śubhe bhaktyā tapasā niyamena ca | tataḥ kalyāṇi te manasi yo 'bhīṣṭo manorathaḥ sa pūrṇaḥ bhaviṣyati | mahābhāge tvaṃ imaṃ śarīraṃ parityajya svargaloke mayā saha vasiṣyasi |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Then Indra, foremost of the gods, pleased with the maiden who kept her vows with unwavering firmness, spoke to her: “O auspicious one, I am deeply satisfied with your devotion, your austerities, and your disciplined observances. Therefore, blessed lady, the cherished desire within your heart shall be fulfilled. Fortunate one, casting off this body, you will dwell with me in the heavenly world.”

Word by Word

• उवाच: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), perfect (narrative past), 3, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सुरश्रेष्ठः: the best of the gods (Indra)
• सुरश्रेष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरश्रेष्ठ
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• ताम्: her/that (woman)
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• कन्याम्: maiden, girl
• कन्याम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• सुदृढव्रताम्: of very firm vow/observance
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुदृढव्रता
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• प्रीतः: pleased, satisfied
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अस्मि: I am
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: लट्, present, 1, singular

• ते: of you/your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: genitive, singular

• शुभे: O auspicious one!
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ
• Form: feminine, vocative, singular

• भक्त्या: by devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति
• Form: feminine, instrumental, singular

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: neuter, instrumental, singular

• नियमेन: by observance/discipline
• नियमेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियम
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Indra
• the maiden (kanyā)
• Svargaloka (heaven)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Steadfast vows, disciplined conduct (niyama), and sincere devotion (bhakti) joined with austerity (tapas) are portrayed as spiritually efficacious, drawing divine approval and resulting in the fulfillment of righteous aspirations and a favorable post-mortem destiny.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator reports Indra addressing a vow-observant maiden, praising her devotion, austerities, and discipline, and granting her a boon: her inner wish will be fulfilled, and after leaving her body she will dwell with him in heaven.