Shloka 483
शिवस्य भवने राजन् विष्णोर्याति सलोकताम् | राजन्! इसके बाद वह सूर्य, चन्द्रमा, शिव तथा भगवान् विष्णुके लोकमें जाता है
śivasya bhavane rājan viṣṇor yāti salokatām |
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “O King, in Śiva’s divine abode he attains the same world as Viṣṇu.” (The passage conveys the fruit of spiritual attainment: through sanctified conduct and devotion, one is led to exalted realms and proximity to the highest divine presence.)
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the idea of sālokya—attaining the same divine realm as a deity—implying that righteous, sanctified living and devotion can culminate in exalted posthumous states and intimate proximity to the divine.
Vaiśaṃpāyana continues describing the spiritual destinations attained after death; here he states that the subject reaches Śiva’s abode and attains the same world as Viṣṇu, indicating a supreme, auspicious culmination of the journey.