Shloka 59

Devanagari script

यथाप्सरोगणा: फलं सुखं महर्षिभि: सह | तथा<5प्रुवन्ति कर्मज॑ विमानकामगामिन:,जैसे महर्षियोंके साथ झुंड-करी-झुंड अप्सराएँ होती हैं और वे सब पुण्यके फलस्वरूप सुख भोगते हैं, उसी प्रकार वहाँ पुण्यात्मा लोग विमानोंपर चढ़कर इच्छानुसार विचरते और पुण्यकर्मजनित सुख भोगते हैं

Transliteration

yathā apsarogaṇāḥ phalaṃ sukhaṃ maharṣibhiḥ saha | tathā pruvanti karmajā vimānakāmagāminaḥ ||

Translation

Vyāsa berkata: “Sebagaimana rombongan apsara, bersama para resi agung, menikmati kebahagiaan yang merupakan buah jasa kebajikan, demikian pula di alam itu orang-orang yang benar—menaiki kereta langit dan bergerak menurut kehendak—mengalami kenikmatan yang lahir daripada perbuatan mulia mereka.”

Word by Word

यथाjust as

अप्सरोगणाःgroups of Apsarases

फलम्fruit/result

सुखम्happiness/pleasure

महर्षिभिःwith great sages

सहtogether with

तथाso/in the same way

प्रव्रुवन्तिthey say/utter

कर्मजम्born of deeds (karmic)

विमानकामगामिनःthose who go as they wish in aerial cars

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

apsarases

maharṣis

vimāna (celestial chariot/vehicle)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Happiness in higher realms is presented as the direct fruit of one’s deeds: virtuous action (puṇya-karma) ripens into refined enjoyment, including freedom of movement and companionship with exalted beings.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa describes the condition of meritorious souls in a heavenly setting: like apsarases accompanying great seers and enjoying the results of merit, righteous people ride celestial vimānas and experience pleasures produced by their good actions.