Shloka 37

Devanagari script

नवमे क्रतुराजस्य वाजिमेधस्य भारत

Transliteration

navame kraturājasya vājimedhasya bhārata bhārata | navāṁ pāraṇaṁ pūrṇa-bhūte śrotā yajñānāṁ rājña aśvamedhasya phalaṁ prāpnoti | sa suvarṇa-stambha-cchada-śobhitam vaidūrya-maṇi-mayī-vedi-vibhūṣitam sarvataḥ jāmbūnada-maya-divya-vātāyana-alaṅkṛtam svarga-vāsi-gandharva-apsarobhiḥ sevitam divya-vimānam āruhya svayā utkṛṣṭa-śobhayā prakāśamānaḥ svarge dvitīya-deva iva devaiḥ saha ānandaṁ bhuṅkte | tasya aṅgeṣu divya-mālā divya-vastrāṇi ca śobhante, sa ca divya-candana-carcitaḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: Wahai Bhārata, apabila observans kesembilan disempurnakan, si pendengar memperoleh pahala Aśvamedha, raja segala korban suci. Dia menaiki vimāna ilahi—dihiasi tiang dan serambi emas, diperlengkap dengan pelantar altar daripada permata vaidūrya, dan dikelilingi dari segala arah oleh jendela-jendela suci daripada emas Jāmbūnada—dilayani Gandharva dan Apsara penghuni syurga; dia bersinar dengan keindahan yang mengatasi segala. Di syurga dia menikmati kebahagiaan bersama para dewa, laksana dewa kedua. Kalungan dan busana ilahi menghiasi tubuhnya, dan dia disapukan cendana surgawi.

Word by Word

• navame: in the ninth
• navame: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: navama
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• kratu-rājasya: of the king of sacrifices
• Type: Noun
• Root: kratu-rāja
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• vāji-medhasya: of the Aśvamedha (horse-sacrifice)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāji-medha
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• bhārata: O Bhārata
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārata
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• bhārata: O Bhārata
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārata
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhārata (address to the listener)
• Aśvamedha (Vājimedha)
• Svarga
• Devas
• Gandharvas
• Apsarases
• Divya-vimāna
• Vaidūrya gems
• Jāmbūnada gold
• Vedi (altar)
• Divine garlands
• Divine garments
• Divine sandalwood

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage emphasizes karma-phala: devoted completion of a prescribed observance—especially attentive hearing linked with dharma—yields exalted merit comparable to the Aśvamedha, culminating in heavenly enjoyment among the gods.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the reward granted after the ninth completion (pāraṇa): the listener gains the fruit of the Aśvamedha and is portrayed ascending to Svarga in a richly adorned celestial vimāna, attended by Gandharvas and Apsarases, enjoying divine bliss with the gods.