Shloka 14
Vasiṣṭha on Saṃsāra, Guṇas, and Misattributed Agency
Mahābhārata 12.292
गत: शुक्रत्वमुशना देवदेवप्रसादनात् । देवीं स्तुत्वा तु गगने मोदते यशसा वृत:
gataḥ śukratvam uśanā devadeva-prasādanāt | devīṁ stutvā tu gagane modate yaśasā vṛtaḥ ||
Parāśara dit : Par la faveur du Dieu des dieux, Uśanā atteignit l’état de Śukra. Et, après avoir loué la Déesse, il se réjouit dans le ciel, enveloppé de gloire et de renommée. Le vers montre comment la grâce divine, obtenue par la révérence et la louange, s’achève en élévation et en célébrité durable.
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that exalted spiritual or cosmic status is attained through divine grace, which is cultivated by sincere reverence and praise; such devotion results in upliftment and enduring fame (yaśas).
Parāśara narrates that Uśanā, by pleasing the supreme deity (Devadeva) and praising the Goddess, attains the condition of Śukra and rejoices in the heavens, surrounded by renown.