Shloka 33

Brāhmaṇa-mahattva and Atithi-Dharma

Brahmagītā: Praise of Brāhmaṇas and norms of honor

Devanagari script

हेमप्रासादसम्बाधं मणिकाञ्चनतोरणम्‌ । स वैदूर्यमणिस्तम्भं विमानं समधिषछित:

Transliteration

hemaprāsādasambādhaṁ maṇikāñcanatoraṇam | sa vaidūryamaṇistambhaṁ vimānaṁ samadhiṣṭhitaḥ ||

Translation

Pada saat itu muncullah sebuah vimāna langit—padat dengan istana-istana emas, dihiasi untaian dan gerbang daripada emas serta permata, dan diperindah oleh tiang-tiang bertatahkan batu vaidūrya (mata kucing). Ia berdiri di situ dalam kemegahan sepenuhnya, seolah-olah ditegakkan di angkasa, memperlihatkan buah jasa dan martabat alam yang lebih tinggi.

Word by Word

• हेमप्रासादसम्बाधम्: crowded/filled with golden palaces
• हेमप्रासादसम्बाधम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेम-प्रासाद-सम्बाध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मणिकाञ्चनतोरणम्: having arches/toranas of gems and gold
• मणिकाञ्चनतोरणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि-काञ्चन-तोरण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सः: that/he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वैदूर्यमणिस्तम्भम्: with pillars of vaidūrya-gems (cat's-eye)
• वैदूर्यमणिस्तम्भम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदूर्य-मणि-स्तम्भ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विमानम्: celestial chariot/air-car
• विमानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• समधिष्ठितः: was occupied/was mounted (was seated upon/established)
• समधिष्ठितः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अधि + स्था
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त), Passive (participial)

Speaker

श्येन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• श्येन (Śyena)
• विमान (divine vimāna)
• हेमप्रासाद (golden palaces)
• मणिकाञ्चनतोरण (gold-and-gem archways/festoons)
• वैदूर्यमणिस्तम्भ (vaidūrya-gem pillars)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse uses vivid heavenly imagery to suggest that righteous conduct and accumulated merit (puṇya) culminate in elevated states and honours beyond the human realm; splendour here functions as a narrative sign of dharmic fruition rather than mere luxury.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śyena describes the sudden appearance of a magnificent divine vimāna—ornamented with gold, gems, and vaidūrya pillars—indicating the arrival of a celestial conveyance associated with higher worlds and the reception of one who has attained such a destiny.