Shloka 13
निरय-परमस्थान-वर्णनम्
Niraya and the Supreme Station: A Metaphysical Re-reading
सुमुख: पवन: स्वर्गे गन्धश्न सुरभिस्तथा । क्षुत्पिपासा श्रमो नास्ति न जरा न च पापकम्,स्वर्गमें अत्यन्त सुखदायिनी हवा चलती है। मनोहर सुगन्ध छायी रहती है। भूख, प्यास, परिश्रम, बुढ़ापा और पापके फलका कष्ट वहाँ कभी नहीं भोगना पड़ता है
sumukhaḥ pavanaḥ svarge gandhaś ca surabhis tathā | kṣutpipāsā śramo nāsti na jarā na ca pāpakam ||
Bharadvāja disse: “No céu, a brisa é suave e aprazível, e a fragrância permeia tudo ao redor. Não há fome nem sede, não há fadiga, não há velhice, nem sofrimento nascido do pecado. Tal é o reino a que as causas da dor não alcançam.”
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights Svarga as a karmic reward-state characterized by the absence of bodily afflictions (hunger, thirst, fatigue, aging) and the non-experience of suffering that arises from sin—implying that ethical conduct and merit lead to refined, painless conditions, while sin leads to suffering elsewhere.
Bharadvāja is describing the qualities of heaven (Svarga) in didactic discourse within Śānti Parva, emphasizing its pleasant environment and the absence of common human hardships, as part of a broader teaching on dharma, karma, and the fruits of actions.