Shloka 43
गन्धर्वैर्गीतकुशलैरप्सरोभिश्व शोभितम् । विमान॑ सुकृतावासं सुखेनैवोपपद्यते
vaishampāyana uvāca | gandharvair gītakuśalair apsarobhiś ca śobhitam | vimānaṃ sukṛtāvāsaṃ sukhenaivopapadyate ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Dihiasi oleh para Gandharva yang mahir bernyanyi dan oleh Apsara, vimāna itu—sebuah kediaman yang dianugerahkan oleh jasa kebajikan—datang kepadanya dengan mudah.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Meritorious action (sukṛta) bears fitting results: a blessed state is not arbitrary but arises as the natural consequence of dharmic conduct, depicted here as an effortlessly attained heavenly abode.
The narrator describes a splendid vimāna, beautified by celestial singers (Gandharvas) and nymphs (Apsarases), arriving/being obtained as a reward—signaling the protagonist’s transition toward a heavenly realm in the Svargārohaṇa episode.