Mahabharata 1.94.2 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 94, Shloka 2
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ययातिरुवाच यदन्तरिक्षं पृथिवी दिशश्व यत्तेजसा तपते भानुमांश्व । लोकास्तावन्न्तो दिवि संस्थिता वै ते नान्तवन्तः प्रतिपालयन्ति
yayātir uvāca: yad antarikṣaṃ pṛthivī diśaś ca yat tejasā tapate bhānumāṃś ca | lokās tāvanto divi saṃsthitā vai te nāntavantaḥ pratipālayanti ||
யயாதி கூறினான்—அரசே! பூமி, அந்தரிக்ஷம், திசைகள் எவ்வளவு தூரம் விரிந்துள்ளனவோ, சூரியன் தன் ஒளித் தேஜஸால் எவ்வளவு தூரம் வெப்பமூட்டி ஒளிரச் செய்கிறானோ, அவ்வளவு உலகங்கள் உனக்காக விண்ணுலகில் நிறுவப்பட்டுள்ளன. அவை குறுகிய காலத்தவை அல்ல; நிலைத்தவை, உன்னை எதிர்நோக்கி நிற்கின்றன।
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The verse links cosmic measure to moral recompense: the extent of the Sun’s illumining power is used as an image for the vastness and stability of the heavenly realms reserved for a worthy king. It underscores the ethical idea that righteous conduct and merit can yield exalted, enduring results.
A speaker (here, Yayāti) addresses a king and assures him that immense heavenly worlds are already established for him—described through a cosmic comparison involving earth, mid-space, directions, and the Sun—and that these realms await his arrival.
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