Shloka 45
Adhyāya 6: Pañca-mahābhūta–guṇa-nirdeśa and Sudarśana-dvīpa
Five Elements, Sensory Qualities, and a Cosmographic Island
तत्रेष्टवा तु गतः सिद्धि सहस्राक्षो महायशा: । वहाँ बहुत-से मणिमय यूप तथा सुवर्णमय चैत्य (महल) शोभा पाते हैं। वहीं यज्ञ करके महायशस्वी इन्द्रने सिद्धि प्राप्त की थी ।।
tatreṣṭvā tu gataḥ siddhi sahasrākṣo mahāyaśāḥ |
ਸੰਜਯ ਬੋਲਿਆ—ਉੱਥੇ ਯਜ੍ਞ ਕਰਕੇ ਸਹਸ੍ਰਨੇਤ੍ਰ, ਮਹਾਯਸ਼ਸਵੀ ਇੰਦਰ ਨੇ ਸਿੱਧੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕੀਤੀ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores a dharmic principle: properly performed sacrifice (yajña) and worship, especially in a sanctified place, are depicted as yielding siddhi—successful attainment—exemplified by Indra himself.
Sañjaya describes a holy site and notes that Indra once performed a sacrifice there and attained siddhi, using Indra’s precedent to emphasize the site’s sanctity and the efficacy of ritual action.