Shloka 37

Devanagari script

नवमे क्रतुराजस्य वाजिमेधस्य भारत

Transliteration

navame kraturājasya vājimedhasya bhārata bhārata | navāṁ pāraṇaṁ pūrṇa-bhūte śrotā yajñānāṁ rājña aśvamedhasya phalaṁ prāpnoti | sa suvarṇa-stambha-cchada-śobhitam vaidūrya-maṇi-mayī-vedi-vibhūṣitam sarvataḥ jāmbūnada-maya-divya-vātāyana-alaṅkṛtam svarga-vāsi-gandharva-apsarobhiḥ sevitam divya-vimānam āruhya svayā utkṛṣṭa-śobhayā prakāśamānaḥ svarge dvitīya-deva iva devaiḥ saha ānandaṁ bhuṅkte | tasya aṅgeṣu divya-mālā divya-vastrāṇi ca śobhante, sa ca divya-candana-carcitaḥ |

Translation

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。おお、バーラタよ。第九の修行が成就すると、聞く者は祭祀の王アシュヴァメーダの果報を得る。黄金の柱と天蓋に飾られ、ヴァイドゥールヤ宝の壇座で荘厳され、四方をジャームブーナダ金の神々しい窓で囲まれた天のヴィマーナに乗り、天界のガンダルヴァとアプサラスに侍されつつ、彼は自らの卓越した光彩で輝く。天においては、第二の神のごとく諸神とともに歓喜を味わう。天の花鬘と衣がその身を飾り、天の白檀が塗られている。

Word by Word

• navame: in the ninth
• navame: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: navama
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• kratu-rājasya: of the king of sacrifices
• Type: Noun
• Root: kratu-rāja
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• vāji-medhasya: of the Aśvamedha (horse-sacrifice)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāji-medha
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• bhārata: O Bhārata
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārata
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• bhārata: O Bhārata
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārata
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhārata (address to the listener)
• Aśvamedha (Vājimedha)
• Svarga
• Devas
• Gandharvas
• Apsarases
• Divya-vimāna
• Vaidūrya gems
• Jāmbūnada gold
• Vedi (altar)
• Divine garlands
• Divine garments
• Divine sandalwood

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage emphasizes karma-phala: devoted completion of a prescribed observance—especially attentive hearing linked with dharma—yields exalted merit comparable to the Aśvamedha, culminating in heavenly enjoyment among the gods.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the reward granted after the ninth completion (pāraṇa): the listener gains the fruit of the Aśvamedha and is portrayed ascending to Svarga in a richly adorned celestial vimāna, attended by Gandharvas and Apsarases, enjoying divine bliss with the gods.