Shloka 52

Kuberasaras-darśana (Bhīma beholds Kubera’s guarded lotus-lake) / कुबेरसरः-दर्शनम्

Devanagari script

क्षत्र याति तथा स्वर्ग भुवि निग्रहपालनै: । सम्यक्‌ प्रणीतदण्डा हि कामद्वेषविवर्जिता: । अलुब्धा विगतक्रोधा: सतां यान्ति सलोकताम्‌

Transliteration

kṣatra yāti tathā svargaṁ bhuvi nigrahapālanaiḥ | samyak praṇītadaṇḍā hi kāmadveṣavivarjitāḥ | alubdhā vigatakrodhāḥ satāṁ yānti salokatām ||

Translation

Так же и кшатрий достигает неба, осуществляя на земле обуздание и защиту. Ибо те, кто правильно вершит наказание — свободные от вожделения и ненависти, неалчные и лишённые гнева, — достигают самого мира праведных.

Word by Word

क्षत्रम्kingship/royal power

यातिgoes/attains

तथाthus/likewise

स्वर्गम्heaven

भुविon earth

निग्रहपालनैःby restraint and protection/governance

सम्यक्properly

प्रणीतदण्डाःhaving duly imposed punishment/discipline

हिindeed/for

कामद्वेषविवर्जिताःfree from desire and hatred

अलुब्धाःnot greedy

विगतक्रोधाःwith anger gone; free from wrath

सताम्of the good/virtuous

यान्तिgo/attain

सलोकताम्the state of being in the same world (as them)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

kṣatriya (kṣatra)

svarga

sat (the virtuous)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler’s path to merit is not mere power but righteous governance: protecting society and restraining wrongdoing through properly measured punishment, while remaining free from desire, hatred, greed, and anger. Such impartial self-controlled rule leads to the heavenly/virtuous realm.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is describing the ethical standard of kṣatriya conduct (rājadharma): how a king or warrior-ruler should maintain order on earth through protection and restraint, and what spiritual result follows from administering justice without personal passions.