Shloka 39
Yama’s Journey to Brahmaloka
Ekadashi–Dvadashi Mahatmya in the Rukmangada Cycle
ययौ विरंचिसदनं चित्रगुप्तेन चान्वितः । स ददर्श समासीनं मूर्तामूर्तजनावृतम् ॥ ३९ ॥
yayau viraṃcisadanaṃ citraguptena cānvitaḥ | sa dadarśa samāsīnaṃ mūrtāmūrtajanāvṛtam || 39 ||
चित्रगुप्तासह तो विरंची (ब्रह्मा) यांच्या सदनास गेला. तेथे त्याने त्यांना आसनस्थ पाहिले, मूर्त व अमूर्त जनांनी वेढलेले.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within the Narada Purana’s dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
The verse highlights the cosmic administration of dharma: a guided approach (with Citragupta) to Brahmā’s realm, where both gross and subtle orders of beings are present—implying that karmic law and divine governance extend across visible and invisible worlds.
Indirectly, it sets the backdrop that the universe includes embodied and subtle beings under divine order; bhakti is practiced with awareness that all realms are sustained by higher principles, encouraging reverence and accountability even beyond the material plane.
No specific Vedāṅga is taught in this verse; however, it resonates with dharma-śāstric ideas of karmic accounting associated with Citragupta, which supports practical ethical discipline (ācāra) rather than a technical lesson in Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, or Jyotiṣa.