Shloka 15

Adhyāya 51: Kṛṣṇa’s Leave-Taking and Departure for Dvārakā (द्वारकागमनानुमति)

Devanagari script

तपसश्चानुपूव्येंण फलमूलाशिनस्तथा । त्रैलोक्यं तपसा सिद्धा: पश्यन्तीह समाहिता:

Transliteration

tapasas cānupūrvyena phalamūlāśinas tathā | trailokyaṃ tapasā siddhāḥ paśyantīha samāhitāḥ ||

Translation

തപസ്സിനെ ക്രമമായി അനുഷ്ഠിച്ച്, ഫലമൂലാഹാരം കഴിച്ച്, തപസ്സാൽ സിദ്ധരായ മഹാത്മാക്കൾ ഇവിടെ മനസ്സിനെ ഏകാഗ്രമാക്കി ത്രൈലോക്യത്തെ ക്രമമായി പ്രത്യക്ഷമായി ദർശിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• तपसः: of/through austerity
• तपसः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अनुपूर्व्येण: in due order; sequentially
• अनुपूर्व्येण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुपूर्व्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• फलमूलाशिनः: eating fruits and roots
• फलमूलाशिनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फलमूलाशिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तथा: likewise; thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• त्रैलोक्यम्: the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• सिद्धाः: perfected; accomplished
• सिद्धाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पश्यन्ति: they see; they perceive
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• इह: here (in this world)
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• समाहिताः: collected; concentrated (in mind)
• समाहिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu (Wind-god)
• siddhāḥ (accomplished sages)
• trailokya (the three worlds)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True higher perception arises from disciplined tapas practiced gradually, supported by simplicity (such as a fruits-and-roots diet) and sustained mental concentration; spiritual knowledge is presented as the fruit of ethical self-restraint and inner steadiness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu explains how perfected sages, through sequential austerities and a restrained ascetic lifestyle, become samāhita (mentally collected) and thereby gain direct insight into the three worlds, describing the mechanism of spiritual accomplishment rather than a physical journey.