Shloka 40
Description of Continents, Oceans, Regions, and the Measure of the World
श्रीमांस्तरति विप्रेंद्राः सिद्धार्थः साधुसंमतः । आयुर्बलं च कीर्त्तिश्च तस्य तेजश्च वर्द्धते
śrīmāṃstarati vipreṃdrāḥ siddhārthaḥ sādhusaṃmataḥ | āyurbalaṃ ca kīrttiśca tasya tejaśca varddhate
ഹേ വിപ്രേന്ദ്രാ! അവൻ സമൃദ്ധനായി ദുഃഖകഠിനതകൾ കടന്നുപോകുന്നു; ലക്ഷ്യങ്ങൾ സിദ്ധിക്കുകയും സദ്ജനങ്ങളുടെ അംഗീകാരം ലഭിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യും. അവന്റെ ആയുസ്സും ബലവും കീർത്തിയും തേജസ്സും വർധിക്കുന്നു।
Unspecified (context-dependent within Svarga-khaṇḍa Adhyaya 9)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Sandhi Resolution Notes: श्रीमān + तरति → श्रीमांस्तरति; विप्र + इन्द्राः → विप्रेन्द्राः; कीर्तिः + च → कीर्त्तिश्च; तेजः + च → तेजश्च।
FAQs
It reads like a phala-śruti—an assurance of beneficial results (prosperity, success, fame, vitality) accruing from a prior act such as devotion, charity, vow, or sacred hearing/recitation described in the surrounding passage.
Esteem from the virtuous (sādhu-saṁmata) is presented as a key marker of true success, implying that prosperity and achievement are ideally grounded in dharmic conduct rather than mere worldly gain.
In Purāṇic usage, “tarati” commonly means overcoming adversity or crossing beyond obstacles and misfortune; depending on context it can also suggest progressing beyond worldly distress through dharma and merit.