Shloka 22

Devanagari script

शयनानि च मुख्यानि भोज्यानि विविधानि च । अभिप्रेतानि सर्वाणि भवन्ति शुभकर्मिणाम्‌,श्रेष्ठ शय्या, भाँति-भाँतिके उत्तम भोजन तथा सभी मनोवांछित पदार्थ पुण्यकर्म करनेवाले लोगोंको ही प्राप्त होते हैं

Transliteration

śayanāni ca mukhyāni bhojyāni vividhāni ca | abhipretāni sarvāṇi bhavanti śubhakarmiṇām ||

Translation

Parāśara dit : À ceux qui accomplissent des actes propices et méritoires, échoient des lits et des lieux de repos excellents, maintes sortes de mets raffinés, et, en vérité, toutes les jouissances désirées.

Word by Word

शयनानिbeds, couches

चand

मुख्यानिchief, excellent

भोज्यानिfoods, things to be eaten

विविधानिvarious, diverse

चand

अभिप्रेतानिdesired, wished-for

सर्वाणिall

भवन्तिbecome, come to be; are obtained

शुभकर्मिणाम्of those who do good deeds (the virtuous)

Speaker

पराशर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Parāśara

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Auspicious, righteous action (śubha-karma/puṇya) leads to desirable outcomes—comfort, nourishment, and the fulfillment of legitimate wishes—illustrating the ethical principle of karmic fruition.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva’s didactic setting, the sage Parāśara states a general rule about the fruits of merit: those who live and act virtuously naturally obtain superior comforts and desired enjoyments.