Shloka 35

मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity

Devanagari script

तत्र तत्र हि सिद्धार्थों देवकन्याभिरच्र्यते । फलं॑ बहुसुवर्णस्य यज्ञस्य लभते नर:

Transliteration

tatra tatra hi siddhārtho devakanyābhir arcayate | phalaṁ bahusuvarṇasya yajñasya labhate naraḥ ||

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—“ସେ ସେ ଲୋକରେ ସିଦ୍ଧାର୍ଥ ପୁରୁଷକୁ ଦେବକନ୍ୟାମାନେ ଅର୍ଚ୍ଚନା କରି ସମ୍ମାନ ଦିଅନ୍ତି। ସେ ବହୁ ସୁବର୍ଣ୍ଣରେ ସମ୍ପନ୍ନ ଯଜ୍ଞର ସମାନ ଫଳ ପାଏ।”

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: indeclinable (locative adverb)

• तत्र: there (in each such place)
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: indeclinable (locative adverb)

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि
• Form: indeclinable particle

• सिद्धार्थः: one whose purpose is accomplished (a successful man)
• सिद्धार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धार्थ
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• देवकन्याभिः: by celestial maidens
• देवकन्याभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवकन्या
• Form: feminine, instrumental, plural

• अर्च्यते: is worshipped/honoured
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च्
• Form: present tense (lat), passive voice, 3rd person, singular

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• बहुसुवर्णस्य: of (one) with much gold / richly endowed with gold
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुसुवर्ण
• Form: neuter, genitive, singular

• यज्ञस्य: of a sacrifice
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• लभते: obtains
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: present tense (lat), middle voice (ātmanepada), 3rd person, singular

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• devakanyāḥ (celestial maidens)
• yajña (sacrifice)
• bahu-suvarṇa (abundant gold)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Bhīṣma emphasizes that righteous accomplishment brings honor and a high spiritual reward—comparable to the merit of an opulent, gold-endowed sacrifice—showing that moral-spiritual attainment is recognized and recompensed.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes the post-attainment condition of a successful person: in those higher realms he is revered by celestial maidens and receives the same merit-fruit as one would gain from performing a lavish sacrifice.