Shloka 3

Devanagari script

अत्र विश्वे सदा देवा: पितृभि: सार्थमासते । इज्यमाना: सम लोकेषु सम्प्राप्तास्तुल्यभागताम्‌,पितरोंके साथ विश्वेदेवगण सदा दक्षिण दिशामें ही वास करते हैं। वे समस्त लोकोंमें पूजित हो श्राद्धमें पितरोंके समान ही भाग प्राप्त करते हैं

Transliteration

atra viśve sadā devāḥ pitṛbhiḥ sārtham āsate | ijyamānāḥ sama-lokeṣu samprāptās tulya-bhāgatām ||

Translation

Here, the Viśvedevas ever abide together with the Pitṛs. Being duly worshipped across the worlds, they attain an equal share—receiving in the śrāddha offerings the same portion as the ancestral Fathers.

Word by Word

अत्रhere

विश्वेthe Visvedevas (all-gods)

सदाalways

देवाःgods

पितृभिःwith the Pitrs / by the ancestors

सार्थम्together (with)

आसतेthey sit/dwell

इज्यमानाःbeing worshipped

सम्equally / properly

लोकेषुin the worlds

सम्प्राप्ताःhaving attained

तुल्यभागताम्equal share/portion (state of having an equal share)

Speaker

युपर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

Viśvedevas

Pitṛs (ancestors)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that honoring the ancestors through śrāddha is part of dharma and is cosmically significant: the Viśvedevas are closely associated with the Pitṛs and are entitled to an equal share of the offerings, reinforcing the duty to perform rites with proper reverence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yuparṇa states a doctrinal point about the presence and status of the Viśvedevas alongside the Pitṛs: they dwell together and, when worshipped, receive the same portion as the ancestors in śrāddha—clarifying ritual theology within the broader discourse of Udyoga Parva.