Shloka 58

युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya

Devanagari script

ततो वै ब्राह्मणीं गत्वा ब्रह्मचारी जितेन्द्रिय: । पद्मवर्णेन यानेन ब्रह्मुलोकं प्रपद्यते,इसके बाद इन्द्रियसंयम और ब्रह्मचर्यके पालनपूर्वक ब्राह्मणीतीर्थमें जानेसे मनुष्य कमलके समान कान्तिवाले विमानद्वारा ब्रह्मलोकमें जाता है

Transliteration

tato vai brāhmaṇīṁ gatvā brahmacārī jitendriyaḥ | padmavarṇena yānena brahmalokaṁ prapadyate ||

Translation

Then, having gone to the Brāhmaṇī tīrtha, a celibate student who has conquered his senses attains Brahmaloka, borne by a lotus-hued celestial chariot—showing that disciplined self-restraint and faithful observance of brahmacarya, when joined to pilgrimage, lead to the highest spiritual destination.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

वैindeed, surely

ब्राह्मणीम्the Brahmin woman / (name of) Brāhmaṇī (tīrtha)

गत्वाhaving gone

ब्रह्मचारीa celibate student; one observing brahmacarya

जितेन्द्रियःone who has conquered his senses

पद्मवर्णेनby (a vehicle) of lotus-like color/complexion

यानेनby a vehicle, conveyance

ब्रह्मलोकम्to the world of Brahmā (Brahmaloka)

प्रपद्यतेattains, reaches

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

Brāhmaṇī tīrtha

brahmacārī

Brahmaloka

padmavarṇa yāna (celestial vehicle)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes