Shloka 39
अश्वशिरो-आख्यानम्
Aśvaśiras / Hayaśiras Narrative: Retrieval of the Vedas
स्वर्गस्था अपि ये केचित् तान् नमस्यन्ति देहिन: । ते तत्प्रसादाद् गच्छन्ति तेनादिष्ट फलां गतिम्
svargasthā api ye kecit tān namasyanti dehinaḥ | te tatprasādād gacchanti tenādiṣṭa-phalāṃ gatiṃ ||
Nārada said: Even among beings who dwell in heaven, whoever offers reverent homage to that Supreme Lord attains—by His gracious favor—the excellent course of destiny that yields its fruits according to His ordinance.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Heavenly status alone is not the final measure of spiritual attainment; those who bow to the Supreme attain an excellent destiny through divine grace, with results dispensed according to His ordinance.
Nārada is instructing his listener that even beings already in Svarga depend on devotion to the Supreme; by offering homage, they progress to a higher, divinely allotted state that bears the appropriate fruits.