Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 46
Yayāti’s Summons to Heaven and the Teaching on Old Age, the Five-Element Body, and Self–Body Discernment
अन्ये चैव तु राजानो यज्ञकर्मसु तत्पराः । सर्वे ते दिवि चेंद्रेण मोदंते स्वेन कर्मणा
anye caiva tu rājāno yajñakarmasu tatparāḥ | sarve te divi ceṃdreṇa modaṃte svena karmaṇā
इतर राजेही, जे यज्ञकर्मात तत्पर होते—ते सर्वजण आपल्या कर्मपुण्याने इंद्रासह स्वर्गात आनंद मानतात.
Unspecified (narrative voice within the Bhūmi-khaṇḍa dialogue context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चैव = च + एव; चेंद्रेण = च + इन्द्रेण
FAQs
It teaches that rulers who are devoted to yajña (sacrificial religious duties) attain heavenly joy, and that this enjoyment is specifically the fruit of their own karma (meritorious action).
Indra functions as the archetypal lord of Svarga (heaven). Rejoicing “with Indra” signifies attaining celestial status and pleasures associated with heaven as a result of sacrificial merit.
This verse highlights the karmic pathway—ritual action leading to heavenly results—without denying bhakti. In the Padma Purana’s broader theology, heavenly rewards are typically considered finite, while bhakti is often presented elsewhere as leading to higher, lasting liberation.