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Shloka 5

Śrī–Indra–Bali Saṃvāda: The Departure and Fourfold Placement of Lakṣmī

स तेषां प्रेत्यभावे च प्रेत्यजातौ विनिश्षये । आगमस्थ: स भूयिष्ठमात्मतत्त्वे न तुष्यति

sa teṣāṃ pretyabhāve ca pretyajātau viniśṣaye | āgamasthaḥ sa bhūyiṣṭham ātmatattve na tuṣyati ||

ശാസ്ത്രപ്രമാണത്തിൽ നിലകൊണ്ടിരുന്ന ആ ആചാര്യർ ദേഹത്യാഗത്തിനു ശേഷം ആത്മസത്ത നിലനില്ക്കുമോ ഇല്ലയോ, ദേഹം വിട്ടശേഷം പുനർജന്മമുണ്ടോ ഇല്ലയോ എന്ന വിഷയത്തിൽ ഉറച്ച നിഗമനത്തിലെത്തിയിരുന്നുവെങ്കിലും, ആത്മതത്ത്വത്തെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള അവരുടെ പ്രതിപാദനം രാജാവ് ജനദേവനെ പ്രത്യേകമായി തൃപ്തിപ്പെടുത്തിയില്ല।

सःhe (that person/king)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
प्रेत्यभावेin the state after death (post-mortem existence/non-existence)
प्रेत्यभावे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रेत्यभाव
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
प्रेत्यजातौin rebirth after death (post-death birth)
प्रेत्यजातौ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रेत्यजाति
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
विनिश्षयेin the settled conclusion/decision
विनिश्षये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootविनिश्चय
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
आगमस्थःstanding on scripture/tradition; scripturally grounded
आगमस्थः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootआगमस्थ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भूयिष्ठम्greatly; exceedingly; for the most part
भूयिष्ठम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used adverbially)
Rootभूयिष्ठ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आत्मतत्त्वेin the truth/principle of the Self
आत्मतत्त्वे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मतत्त्व
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
तुष्यतिis satisfied; is content
तुष्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootतुष्
FormPresent, Indicative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
K
King Janadeva
Ā
ācāryas (teachers)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights that authoritative, scripture-based conclusions about post-death existence and rebirth may still fail to satisfy a sincere seeker unless they illuminate ātmatattva—directly clarifying the nature of the Self and its moral implications.

Bhishma reports that various teachers had offered definitive, āgama-based views on whether the jīva persists after death and whether it is reborn; yet King Janadeva remained unconvinced and unsatisfied with their accounts of the Self’s true nature.