Shloka 52
The Five Great Sacrifices: Supremacy of Honoring Parents, Pativrata Dharma, Truthfulness, and Śrāddha
अस्यैव महिषी भूत्वा सुखं विंदेदनंतरं । पुनः पुनः स्वर्गराज्यं तस्य तस्या न संशयः
asyaiva mahiṣī bhūtvā sukhaṃ viṃdedanaṃtaraṃ | punaḥ punaḥ svargarājyaṃ tasya tasyā na saṃśayaḥ
अस्यैव महिषी भूत्वा सुखं विन्देदनन्तरम् । पुनः पुनः स्वर्गराज्यं तस्य तस्या न संशयः ॥
Unspecified (context needed from surrounding verses; likely within a Pulastya–Bhīṣma narration typical of Purāṇic framing)
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: विंदेदनंतरं = विन्देत् + अनन्तरम् (त् + अ → द).
FAQs
It presents a clear phala-śruti style assurance: specific merit leads to worldly happiness (as a queen) and recurring heavenly sovereignty, stated as certain (“no doubt”).
As phrased, it reads more like a karmic reward statement (attaining queenship and svarga-rājya) than an explicit bhakti teaching; stronger bhakti markers would typically name Viṣṇu/Nārāyaṇa or devotion directly.
The verse underscores continuity of results: sustained or significant merit can yield repeated elevated outcomes, encouraging consistent dharmic conduct rather than one-time effort.