Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 59

Pratyakṣa–Āgama–Ācāra: Doubt, Proof, and the Practice of Dharma (प्रत्यक्ष–आगम–आचारविचारः)

Devanagari script

कामगेन विमानेन स वै चरति छन्‍्दत: । शक्रलोकगत: श्रीमान्‌ मोदते च निरामय:

Transliteration

kāmagena vimānena sa vai carati chandataḥ | śakralokagataḥ śrīmān modate ca nirāmayaḥ ||

Translation

မဟေဿဝရက မိန့်တော်မူသည်– «သက္ကရာ (အိန္ဒြ) ၏ လောကသို့ ရောက်လျှင် သူသည် တောက်ပလှပ၍ ရောဂါကင်းကာ ထိုနေရာ၌ ပျော်မြူး၏။ ဆန္ဒအတိုင်း သွားလာနိုင်သော ဝိမာန်ဖြင့် စိတ်ကြိုက် လွတ်လပ်စွာ လှည့်လည်နေ၏»။

Word by Word

• कामगेन: by the wish-moving (at will)
• कामगेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामग
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• विमानेन: by/with the aerial car
• विमानेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

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

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• चरति: moves/roams
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• छन्दतः: at will, as he pleases
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: छन्दस्

• शक्रलोकगतः: gone to Śakra's world (Indra's heaven)
• शक्रलोकगतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्रलोकगत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रीमान्: splendid, endowed with prosperity
• श्रीमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मोदते: rejoices, enjoys
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• निरामयः: free from disease, healthy
• निरामयः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरामय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrīmahēśvara (Mahādeva/Śiva)
• Śakra (Indra)
• Śakraloka / Indraloka (Indra’s heaven)
• Vimāna (celestial aerial car)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents a karmic-ethical principle: righteous merit culminates in elevated states—health, splendor, joy, and freedom—symbolized by residence in Indra’s heaven and travel in a desire-driven vimāna.

What is happening in the narrative?

Maheshvara describes the posthumous condition of a meritorious person: he reaches Indra’s realm, remains free from illness, delights in heavenly enjoyment, and roams freely in a celestial chariot that moves according to his wish.