Shloka 8
जपयोगयोः तुल्यफलनिर्णयः
Adhyāya 193: Adjudication of the Comparable Fruits of Japa and Yoga
भूगुरुवाच उत्तरे हिमवत्पाश्वे पुण्ये सर्वगुणान्विते । पुण्य: क्षेम्यश्न॒ काम्यश्च॒ स परो लोक उच्यते
bhṛgur uvāca uttare himavat-pārśve puṇye sarva-guṇānvitē | puṇyaḥ kṣemyaś ca kāmyaś ca sa paro loka ucyate ||
ଭୃଗୁ କହିଲେ—ହେ ମୁନେ! ଉତ୍ତର ଦିଗରେ ହିମବତର ପାର୍ଶ୍ୱଭାଗରେ ସର୍ବଗୁଣାନ୍ୱିତ ଏକ ପୁଣ୍ୟପ୍ରଦେଶ ଅଛି। ସେହି ପବିତ୍ର ଭୂମିରେ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ ଲୋକକୁ ‘ପରୋ ଲୋକ’ ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଏ—ସେ ପୁଣ୍ୟମୟ, କ୍ଷେମକର ଓ କାମ୍ୟ।
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links moral-spiritual merit (puṇya) with the idea of a ‘higher world’: a realm characterized by purity, welfare (kṣema), and desirability. It frames sacred geography as a symbolic and practical pointer toward ethical living and aspirational spiritual goals.
In a didactic dialogue within Śānti Parva, Bhṛgu describes a supremely auspicious region near the northern Himālaya and identifies it as a ‘higher world,’ emphasizing its sanctity and beneficial qualities.