Shloka 158

Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa

Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results

Devanagari script

ततः सम्पद्यते<न्येषु लोकेष्वप्रतिम: सदा । अनावृतगतिश्चैव कामचारो भवत्युत

Transliteration

tataḥ sampadyate 'nyeṣu lokeṣv apratimaḥ sadā | anāvṛtagatiś caiva kāmacāro bhavaty uta ||

Translation

さらに他の諸世界においても、彼は常に比類なき境地を得る。その行路は遮られず、また自在の行動を得て、意のままに赴くことができる。

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter; from that (cause/time)
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्यय

• सम्पद्यते: attains; becomes; comes to be
• सम्पद्यते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पद्
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, आत्मनेपदम्

• अन्येषु: in other
• अन्येषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (लोकेषु इति पदेन सह), सप्तमी, बहुवचनम्

• लोकेषु: in worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सप्तमी, बहुवचनम्

• अप्रतिमः: unmatched; incomparable
• अप्रतिमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-प्रतिम
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा
• Form: अव्यय

• अनावृतगतिः: one whose movement is unobstructed
• अनावृतगतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनावृत-गति
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: अव्यय

• एव: indeed; just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव
• Form: अव्यय

• कामचारः: free to go at will; acting as desired
• कामचारः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम-चार
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• भवति: becomes
• भवति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• उत: also; moreover
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत
• Form: अव्यय

Speaker

वसिष्ठ उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• loka (other worlds/realms)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that sustained dharmic excellence yields a superior post-mortem destiny: one becomes incomparable in higher realms, with an unobstructed course and the ability to move freely—imagery for the removal of karmic obstacles through virtue and discipline.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vasiṣṭha continues his instruction by describing the फल (result) of the previously taught conduct: the practitioner attains an unmatched status in other worlds, enjoying unhindered progress and freedom to go where he wishes.