Shloka 27

कामबन्धन-निवृत्ति तथा शान्तिलक्षण-उपदेशः | Release from Desire-Bondage and the Marks of Peace

Devanagari script

स्वर्गलोको गृहस्थानामुदारमनसां हित: । स्वर्गो विमानसंयुक्तो वेददृष्ट: सुपुष्पित:,उदारचित्तवाले गृहस्थोंकों हितकारक स्वर्गलोक प्राप्त होता है। उनके लिये विमानसहित सुन्दर फूलोंसे सुशोभित परम रमणीय स्वर्ग सुलभ होता है, जिसका वेदोंमें वर्णन है

Transliteration

svargaloko gṛhasthānām udāramanasāṁ hitaḥ | svargo vimānasaṁyukto vedadṛṣṭaḥ supuṣpitaḥ ||

Translation

Bagi para gṛhastha yang berhati luhur, surga adalah kebaikan yang nyata. Surga itu—sebagaimana dilihat dan dipuji dalam Veda—berhias bunga-bunga, diperlengkapi dengan vimāna (kereta surgawi), dan amat menawan; itulah yang dapat mereka capai.

Word by Word

स्वर्गलोकःthe heaven-world

गृहस्थानाम्of householders

उदारमनसाम्of noble-minded (ones)

हितःbeneficial

स्वर्गःheaven

विमानसंयुक्तःendowed with aerial cars (vimānas)

वेददृष्टःseen/attested in the Vedas

सुपुष्पितःwell-flowered; richly blossoming

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

Svarga (heaven)

Vimāna (celestial chariot)

Veda

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse affirms that the gṛhastha (householder) path, when lived with generosity and noble intention, is dharmically fruitful and leads to Veda-attested heavenly reward—symbolized by a beautiful, flower-adorned svarga with celestial vimānas.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Vyāsa states a doctrinal point: generous-minded householders gain access to the Vedicly described heaven, emphasizing the spiritual efficacy of righteous household life.