Shloka 38

उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit

Angiras Teaching

Devanagari script

तप्तकाञ्चनवर्णाभं विमानमधिरोहति । पूर्ण वर्षमहस्रं च ब्रह्मलोके महीयते

Transliteration

taptakāñcanavarṇābhaṃ vimānam adhirohati | pūrṇaṃ varṣasahasraṃ ca brahmaloke mahīyate ||

Translation

तप्तकाञ्चनवर्णाभं विमानमधिरोहति । पूर्णवर्षसहस्रं च ब्रह्मलोके महीयते ॥

Word by Word

• तप्त: heated, molten
• तप्त: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तप् (क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• काञ्चन: gold
• काञ्चन: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काञ्चन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वर्ण: color, hue
• वर्ण: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आभम्: having the appearance (of), resembling
• आभम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आभा (अच् प्रत्ययान्त: आभ)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विमानम्: celestial car, aerial chariot
• विमानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अधिरोहति: mounts, ascends
• अधिरोहति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-रुह्
• Form: Present (Lat), Third, Singular

• पूर्णम्: complete, full
• पूर्णम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वर्ष: year
• वर्ष: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सहस्रम्: a thousand
• सहस्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• ब्रह्मलोके: in the world of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मलोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मलोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• महीयते: is honored, is glorified
• महीयते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (आत्मनेपदी, कर्मणि प्रयोग)
• Form: Present (Lat), Passive, Third, Singular

Speaker

अंगियरा उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Aṅgiras
• vimāna
• Brahmaloka
• Brahmā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the doctrine of karma-phala: righteous or meritorious conduct yields exalted posthumous results—symbolized by ascent to a radiant vimāna and prolonged honor in Brahmaloka.

What is happening in the narrative?

Aṅgiras is describing the फल (result) of a praised dharmic act: the beneficiary is depicted as mounting a golden-splendid celestial vehicle and being celebrated in Brahmā’s realm for a thousand years.