Shloka 26
स्वर्गारोहणपर्व — तृतीयोऽध्यायः
Indra and Dharma’s Consolation; Celestial Gaṅgā Purification
उपर्युपरि राज्ञां हि तव लोका युधिष्छिर । हरिश्वन्द्रसमा: पार्थ येषु त्वं विहरिष्यसि
uparyupari rājñāṁ hi tava lokā yudhiṣṭhira | hariścandrasamāḥ pārtha yeṣu tvaṁ viharīṣyasi ||
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನನು ಹೇಳಿದರು— ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಾ, ಪಾರ್ಥಾ! ನಿನಗೆ ದೊರೆತ ಲೋಕಗಳು ಇತರ ರಾಜರ ಲೋಕಗಳಿಗಿಂತ ನಿಜಕ್ಕೂ ಮೇಲ್ಮಟ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿವೆ—ಹರಿಶ್ಚಂದ್ರನ ಲೋಕಗಳ ಸಮಾನ; ಆ ಉನ್ನತ ಲೋಕಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನೀನು ವಿಹರಿಸುವೆ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Righteous conduct and steadfast adherence to dharma culminate in exalted spiritual reward: Yudhiṣṭhira’s attained realms are portrayed as surpassing those of other kings, comparable to the famed merit of Hariścandra.
In the Svargārohaṇa episode, Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates the outcome of Yudhiṣṭhira’s journey and trials: he is assured of superior heavenly worlds, likened to the celebrated attainment of King Hariścandra, where he will dwell.