Shloka 1.60.17
त्रिशङ्कुस्वर्गारोহণम् — Trishanku’s Bodily Ascent and the New Constellations
त्रिशङ्को गच्छ भूयस्त्वं नासि स्वर्गकृतालय:।।।।गुरुशापहतो मूढ पत भूमिमवाक्छिरा:।
triśaṅko gaccha bhūyas tvaṃ nāsi svargakṛtālayaḥ | guruśāpahato mūḍha pata bhūmim avākśirāḥ ||
“Triśaṅku, go back again—you are not fit to dwell in heaven. Struck by your guru’s curse, O fool, fall to the earth headlong!”
"O Trisanku! you are not fit to inhabit heaven. Go back, you fool! Doomed by the curse of your spiritual preceptor, fall on earth, head down.
Eligibility for higher realms is tied to dharmic standing and the binding force of a guru’s word; the verse underscores accountability to moral authority and consequences of transgression.
Indra rejects Triśaṅku’s entry into heaven and commands him to fall back to earth due to the guru’s curse.
Indra’s enforcement of cosmic norms (though expressed harshly), reflecting the principle that svarga is not gained against ordained order.