Shloka 8
जपयोगयोः तुल्यफलनिर्णयः
Adhyāya 193: Adjudication of the Comparable Fruits of Japa and Yoga
भूगुरुवाच उत्तरे हिमवत्पाश्वे पुण्ये सर्वगुणान्विते । पुण्य: क्षेम्यश्न॒ काम्यश्च॒ स परो लोक उच्यते,भूगुजीने कहा--मुने! उत्तरदिशामें हिमालयके पार्श्वभागमें, जो सर्वगुणसम्पन्न एवं पुण्यमय प्रदेश है, वहाँके भू-भागपर श्रेष्ठ लोक बताया जाता है, वह पवित्र, कल्याणकारी और कमनीय लोक है
bhṛgur uvāca uttare himavat-pārśve puṇye sarva-guṇānvitē | puṇyaḥ kṣemyaś ca kāmyaś ca sa paro loka ucyate ||
भृगुरुवाच— उत्तरे हिमवत्पार्श्वे पुण्ये सर्वगुणान्विते। पुण्यः क्षेम्यश्च काम्यश्च स परो लोक उच्यते॥
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links moral-spiritual merit (puṇya) with the idea of a ‘higher world’: a realm characterized by purity, welfare (kṣema), and desirability. It frames sacred geography as a symbolic and practical pointer toward ethical living and aspirational spiritual goals.
In a didactic dialogue within Śānti Parva, Bhṛgu describes a supremely auspicious region near the northern Himālaya and identifies it as a ‘higher world,’ emphasizing its sanctity and beneficial qualities.