Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तस्मात्‌ ते सुभगे नास्ति परलोककृतं भयम्‌ | तद्भावभावनिरता ममैवात्मानमेष्यसि,इसलिये देवि! तुम्हें परलोकके लिये तनिक भी भय नहीं करना चाहिये। तुम परमात्मभावकी भावनामें रत रहकर अन्तमें मेरे ही स्वरूपको प्राप्त हो जाओगी

Transliteration

tasmāt te subhage nāsti paralokakṛtaṁ bhayam | tadbhāvabhāvanirātā mamaivātmānam eṣyasi |

Translation

Oleh itu, wahai wanita yang berbahagia, engkau tidak perlu takut sedikit pun tentang alam selepas ini. Dengan tenggelam dalam perenungan terhadap Hakikat Tertinggi itu, pada akhirnya engkau akan mencapai Diri-Ku sendiri—bebas daripada kegelisahan tentang buah perbuatan dan teguh dalam kebaikan yang paling luhur.

Word by Word

तस्मात्therefore / from that reason

तेto you

सुभगेO fortunate one

नnot

अस्तिis / exists

परलोककृतम्caused by the next world / pertaining to the afterlife

भयम्fear

तद्भावभावनिरताabsorbed in contemplation of that (supreme) state

ममof me / my

एवindeed / only

आत्मानम्self / essence / form

एष्यसिyou will attain / you will go

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

ब

ब्राह्मण (a Brahmin speaker)

स

सुभगा/देवी (addressed woman)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Fear about the afterlife is removed by steady contemplation of the Supreme Reality; through such sustained inner cultivation, the seeker ultimately attains the highest Self (identity with the divine/ultimate).

What is happening in the narrative?

A Brahmin addresses a woman respectfully as ‘fortunate one,’ reassuring her that she need not fear consequences in the next world, and instructs her to remain absorbed in contemplation of the supreme state, promising final attainment of his (i.e., the supreme) Self.