Shloka 38

Pratyakṣa–Āgama–Ācāra: Doubt, Proof, and the Practice of Dharma (प्रत्यक्ष–आगम–आचारविचारः)

Devanagari script

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच उपवासतव्रतैर्दान्ता हाहिंस्रा: सत्यवादिन: । संसिद्धा: प्रेत्य गन्धर्वै: सह मोदन्त्यनामया:

Transliteration

śrīmaheśvara uvāca: upavāsata-vrataiḥ dāntā ahiṃsrāḥ satyavādinaḥ | saṃsiddhāḥ pretya gandharvaiḥ saha modanty anāmayāḥ ||

Translation

Śrī Maheśvara bersabda: Mereka yang disempurnakan oleh laku puasa dan vrata—mengekang diri, tidak menyakiti makhluk, dan berkata benar—setelah meraih kesempurnaan rohani, sesudah wafat bersukacita tanpa sakit dan duka, tinggal bersama para Gandharwa.

Word by Word

• {'śrīmaheśvara uvāca': 'Śrī Maheśvara said', 'upavāsa': 'fasting

• religious abstinence', 'vrata': 'vow

• disciplined observance', 'upavāsata-vrataiḥ': 'by/through vows consisting of fasting', 'dānta': 'self-controlled

• sense-restrained', 'ahiṃsra (ahiṃsā)': 'non-violent

• abstaining from harm', 'satyavādin': 'truth-speaker

• one who speaks truth', 'saṃsiddha': 'fully accomplished

• perfected (in practice)', 'pretya': 'after death

• having departed this life', 'gandharva': 'celestial musician

• a class of heavenly beings', 'saha': 'together with', 'modanti': 'they rejoice

• they delight', 'anāmaya': 'free from disease

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Maheśvara
• Gandharvas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Ethical discipline—fasting as a vow, self-control, non-violence, and truthfulness—leads to spiritual perfection and a blessed posthumous state characterized by freedom from affliction and joyful heavenly companionship.

What is happening in the narrative?

Maheśvara is describing the फल (result) of certain dharmic observances: those who practice fasting-vows with restraint, ahiṃsā, and satya are said to attain a heavenly enjoyment after death among the Gandharvas, without disease or sorrow.