Shloka 82

देवतापितृप्रश्नः — Nārada at Badarīāśrama: the ultimate referent of daiva and pitṛ worship

Devanagari script

यस्य नोपहता बुद्धिर्निश्चये हवलम्बते । स्वर्गे कृतावकाशस्य नास्ति तस्य महद्‌ भयम्‌,जिसकी बुद्धि दूषित न होकर दृढ़ निश्चयका सहारा लेती है, उसने स्वर्गमें अपने लिये स्थान बना लिया है। उसे नरकका महान्‌ भय नहीं प्राप्त होता

Transliteration

yasya nopahatā buddhir niścaye hy avalambate | svarge kṛtāvakāśasya nāsti tasya mahad bhayam ||

Translation

Vyāsa said: One whose intellect is not corrupted and who relies upon firm resolve has already secured a place for himself in heaven; for him there is no great fear of hell.

Word by Word

यस्यof whom/whose

नnot

उपहताstruck/afflicted (i.e., corrupted)

बुद्धिःintellect, understanding

निश्चयेin determination, in resolve

हिindeed, surely

अवलम्बतेrests upon, relies on

स्वर्गेin heaven

कृतावकाशस्यof one who has made a place (for himself)

नnot

अस्तिis, exists

तस्यfor him/of him

महत्great

भयम्fear

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

Svarga

Naraka (implied by contrast in the sense)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes