Shloka 93

Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya

Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa

Devanagari script

विबोध्यते विमानस्थ: सो5प्सतेभिरभिष्ठत: । पुष्कर

Transliteration

vibodhyate vimānasthaḥ so 'psarobhir abhiṣṭhitaḥ | puṣkare prabhāse naimiṣāraṇye sāgarodake devikāyām indramārge tathā svarṇavindau ca snātvā manuṣyo vimānam āruhya svargaṃ gacchati, apsarasaś ca stutibhir enaṃ vibodhayanti |

Translation

Ia terjaga ketika duduk di kereta langit, dilayani para Apsaras. Barangsiapa mandi suci di tirtha Puṣkara, Prabhāsa, Naimiṣāraṇya, air samudra, Devikā, Indramārga, dan Svarṇavindu, ia naik ke vimāna dan pergi ke surga; para Apsaras memujinya dan membangunkannya di sana.

Word by Word

• विबोध्यते: is awakened / is roused
• विबोध्यते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: विबुध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, आत्मनेपद, प्रथम, एकवचन

• विमानस्थः: seated in an aerial car
• विमानस्थः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमानस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अप्सराभिः: by/with apsarases
• अप्सराभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• अभिष्टतः: praised / lauded
• अभिष्टतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √स्तु/इष्ट-भाव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

अजड्रिय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Ajadriya (speaker)
• Vimāna
• Apsarases
• Puṣkara
• Prabhāsa
• Naimiṣāraṇya
• Sāgara (ocean)
• Devikā
• Indramārga
• Svarṇavindu
• Svarga

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches the efficacy of tīrtha-dharma: reverent bathing at renowned sacred sites is portrayed as generating great merit that culminates in heavenly ascent, symbolized by a vimāna and the welcome of Apsarases.

What is happening in the narrative?

Ajadriya describes the फल (result) of bathing at specific tīrthas: the pilgrim attains heaven, rides a celestial chariot, and is attended and awakened by praising Apsarases—an image of honored arrival in the next world.