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Shloka 33

Aṣṭāvakra–Kahoda Upākhyāna: Śvetaketu’s Āśrama, Sarasvatī, and the Origin of Aṣṭāvakra

विभ्राजमानो वपुषाप्यारुरोह त्रिविष्टपम्‌ । तदेतत्‌ सदन राजन्‌ राज्ञस्तस्य महात्मन:,राजासे ऐसा कहकर इन्द्र फिर देवलोकमें चले गये तथा धर्मात्मा राजा उशीनर भी अपने धर्मसे पृथ्वी और आकाशको व्याप्त कर देदीप्यमान शरीर धारण करके स्वर्गलोकमें चले गये। राजन्‌! यही उन महात्मा राजा उशीनरका आश्रम है जो पुण्यजनक होनेके साथ ही समस्त पापोंसे छुटकारा दिलानेवाला है। तुम मेरे साथ इस पवित्र आश्रमका दर्शन करो। महाराज! वहाँ पुण्यात्मा महात्मा ब्राह्मणोंको सदा सनातन देवता तथा मुनियोंका दर्शन होता रहता है

vibhrājamāno vapuṣāpy ārurōha triviṣṭapam | tad etat sadana rājan rājñas tasya mahātmanaḥ |

Dijo Śyena: “Resplandeciente en su cuerpo, ascendió a Triviṣṭapa (el cielo). Oh rey, ésta es la morada de aquel monarca magnánimo.” Dicho esto, Indra regresó al mundo de los dioses; y el justo rey Uśīnara también—cuya gloria, por el poder de su dharma, impregnó la tierra y el firmamento—partió al cielo en una forma esplendente. Oh rey, esta ermita del gran Uśīnara es meritoria y concede liberación de los pecados. Ven conmigo y contempla este santo āśrama. Allí, los virtuosos brāhmaṇas de gran alma contemplan sin cesar a los dioses eternos y a los videntes.”

विभ्राजमानःshining, resplendent
विभ्राजमानः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविभ्राजमान (√भ्राज्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वपुषाwith (his) body/form
वपुषा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवपुस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
अपिalso/indeed
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
आरुरोहascended, mounted
आरुरोह:
TypeVerb
Root√रुह्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
त्रिविष्टपम्heaven (Triviṣṭapa)
त्रिविष्टपम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootत्रिविष्टप
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
एतत्this
एतत्:
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
सदनम्dwelling, abode
सदनम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसदन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
राज्ञःof the king
राज्ञः:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
तस्यof that (one)
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
महात्मनःof the great-souled (one)
महात्मनः:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular

श्येन उवाच

Ś
Śyena
I
Indra
U
Uśīnara
T
Triviṣṭapa (Svarga)
D
Devaloka
Ā
Āśrama (hermitage/abode of Uśīnara)
B
Brāhmaṇas
D
Devas
M
Munis

Educational Q&A

Dharma is portrayed as a power that elevates a person beyond mortality: the righteous king Uśīnara attains heaven in a radiant form, and his sacred abode becomes a place of merit and purification, suggesting that ethical conduct leaves a lasting sanctifying imprint on the world.

Śyena points out the dwelling/āśrama associated with the great king Uśīnara. Indra has departed back to the divine realm, and Uśīnara too has ascended to heaven. The speaker invites the king to visit this holy place, described as merit-giving and sin-removing, where brāhmaṇas regularly behold gods and sages.