Shloka 466
पुरन्दरपुरे रम्ये शक्रेण सह मोदते । इस प्रकार बहुत वर्षोतक वह स्वर्गलोकमें सम्मानपूर्वक रहता है। तदनन्तर इक््कीस हजार वर्षोतक गन्धर्वोंके साथ इन्द्रकी रमणीय नगरीमें रहकर देवेन्द्रके साथ ही वहाँका सुख भोगता है
purandarapure ramye śakreṇa saha modate |
वैशम्पायन उवाच— रम्ये पुरन्दरपुरे शक्रेण सह मोदते। एवं स बहुवर्षाणि स्वर्गलोके सम्मानपूर्वकं निवसति; ततः परं एकविंशतिसहस्राणि वर्षाणि गन्धर्वैः सह देवेन्द्रस्य रम्यायां पुर्यां वसन् शक्रेण सहैव तत्र सुखं भुङ्क्ते।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage underscores the Mahābhārata’s moral logic of karma: righteous and meritorious action leads to honored residence in Svarga and companionship with divine beings, portraying heavenly enjoyment as a consequence of earned virtue rather than mere chance.
Vaiśampāyana describes a person (contextually, a meritorious soul) dwelling in Indra’s beautiful city, rejoicing with Indra; after many years, he continues for a vast span—twenty-one thousand years—enjoying celestial pleasures with Gandharvas in the presence of Devendra.