Shloka 10

Devanagari script

यजन्ते मां तथा वैश्या: स्वर्गलोकजिगीषया । चतुःसमुद्रपर्यन्तां मेरुमन्दर भूषणाम्‌

Transliteration

yajante māṃ tathā vaiśyāḥ svargalokajigīṣayā | catuḥsamudraparyantāṃ merumandara-bhūṣaṇām ||

Translation

Божество сказало: «Так же и вайшьи поклоняются Мне, движимые желанием обрести небесный мир. (Они ищут) царство, ограниченное четырьмя океанами, украшенное Меру и Мандарой» — видение достатка и космического величия, показывающее, что преданность нередко питается стремлением к награде, а не чистым отречением.

Word by Word

यजन्तेthey worship/sacrifice

माम्me

तथाthus/likewise

वैश्याःVaishyas (merchant class people)

स्वर्गलोकजिगीषयाwith the desire to conquer/attain the heaven-world

चतुःसमुद्रपर्यन्ताम्extending up to the four oceans

मेरुमन्दरभूषणाम्adorned with Meru and Mandara (mountains) as ornaments

Speaker

देव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Devah (the Deity, speaker)

Vaiśyāḥ

Svargaloka

Catuḥ-samudra (four oceans)

Mount Meru

Mount Mandara

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that worship and sacrifice are often performed with specific aims—here, attaining Svarga and an expansive, prosperous dominion. It implicitly contrasts desire-driven religiosity (seeking rewards) with higher motives such as duty performed without attachment.

What is happening in the narrative?

A divine speaker is describing how different groups approach worship. In this line, the Vaiśyas are said to worship with the ambition of gaining heaven and a vast, ocean-bounded realm ornamented by the great cosmic mountains Meru and Mandara.