Shloka 28
Viṣṇu-sahasranāma—Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Recitation (विष्णोर्नामसहस्रम्)
देवताश्चानुमन्यन्ते विमला: सर्वतो दिशः । द्योतते च यथा55दित्य: प्रेतलोकगतो नर:
devatāś cānumanyante vimalāḥ sarvato diśaḥ | dyotate ca yathādityaḥ pretalokagato naraḥ ||
Yama bersabda: “Para dewa sendiri turut memperkenankan, dan segala penjuru menjadi bersih serta membawa tuah. Seorang manusia yang telah pergi ke alam para arwah akan bersinar di sana seperti matahari.”
यम उवाच
Educational Q&A
Righteous conduct yields divine approval and inner purity, and its fruit is a luminous, honored state even after death—symbolized by shining like the sun in the realm of the departed.
Yama is describing the condition of a person who reaches the pretaloka with merit: the gods consent to his passage, the quarters become purified, and he appears radiant—an image of posthumous honor and spiritual clarity.