Shloka 43
गन्धर्वैर्गीतकुशलैरप्सरोभिश्व शोभितम् । विमान॑ सुकृतावासं सुखेनैवोपपद्यते
vaishampāyana uvāca | gandharvair gītakuśalair apsarobhiś ca śobhitam | vimānaṃ sukṛtāvāsaṃ sukhenaivopapadyate ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Adorned by Gandharvas skilled in song and by Apsarases, that celestial chariot—an abode granted by meritorious deeds—comes to him with ease. The narrative underscores that the fruits of righteous conduct and accumulated merit manifest naturally, without struggle, as fitting recompense in the otherworld.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Meritorious action (sukṛta) bears fitting results: a blessed state is not arbitrary but arises as the natural consequence of dharmic conduct, depicted here as an effortlessly attained heavenly abode.
The narrator describes a splendid vimāna, beautified by celestial singers (Gandharvas) and nymphs (Apsarases), arriving/being obtained as a reward—signaling the protagonist’s transition toward a heavenly realm in the Svargārohaṇa episode.