Shloka 41

Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha

Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context

Devanagari script

।। आरुहा च गवां लोकं प्रयातो ब्रह्म॒सत्रिणाम्‌

Transliteration

ārūhā ca gavāṁ lokaṁ prayāto brahmasatriṇām

Translation

ហើយក្រោយពីឡើងដល់ “លោកនៃគោ” ដែលជាលោកសួគ៌ដ៏មង្គលមួយ ទ្រង់បានចាកទៅកាន់វិស័យរបស់អ្នកធ្វើពិធី “ព្រហ្មសត្រ” គឺអ្នកឧទ្ទិសខ្លួនក្នុងពិធីវេទដ៏យូរអង្វែង។ ការរៀបរាប់នេះបញ្ជាក់ថា វិន័យពិធីយញ្ញដ៏មាំមួន និងកិច្ចប្រព្រឹត្តមានបុណ្យ ត្រូវបានជឿថានាំទៅកាន់សមិទ្ធិផលក្រោយស្លាប់ដ៏ខ្ពស់។

Word by Word

आरुह्यhaving ascended

चand

गवाम्of cows

लोकम्world/realm

प्रयातःdeparted/went forth

ब्रह्मसत्रिणाम्of the performers of a brahma-satra (a long sacrificial session)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

gavāṁ loka (world/realm of cattle)

brahmasatriṇaḥ (Brahma-sacrificers; performers of brahma-satra)

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a traditional Mahābhārata ethic: disciplined adherence to dharma—especially through sustained Vedic rites and meritorious living—is associated with attaining higher realms after death.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana states that the person being described has 'ascended' to the gavām-loka and then 'departed' to the domain of the brahma-satrins, indicating a posthumous transition to auspicious worlds linked with ritual merit.