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Shloka 49

वंशानुकीर्तनम् — Genealogical Recitation from Dakṣa to Yayāti and the Establishment of the Paurava Line

देवतायतनानां च प्रेक्ष्य पूजां कृतां द्विजै: । ब्रह्मलोकस्थमात्मानं मेने स नृपसत्तम:,द्विजोंद्वारा की हुई देवालयोंकी पूजा-पद्धति देखकर नृपश्रेष्ठ दुष्यन्तने ऐसा समझा कि मैं ब्रह्मलोकमें आ पहुँचा हूँ

devatāyatanānāṁ ca prekṣya pūjāṁ kṛtāṁ dvijaiḥ | brahmalokastham ātmānaṁ mene sa nṛpasattamaḥ ||

ద్విజులు దేవాలయాలలో నిర్వహించిన పూజను చూచి ఆ నృపశ్రేష్ఠుడు ‘నేను బ్రహ్మలోకానికే వచ్చాను’ అని భావించెను।

देवतायतनानाम्of the temples of the gods
देवतायतनानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदेवतायतन
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
प्रेक्ष्यhaving seen
प्रेक्ष्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + ईक्ष्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada/Atmanepada-neutral
पूजाम्worship
पूजाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपूजा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
कृताम्done/performed
कृताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPast Passive Participle (kta), Feminine, Accusative, Singular
द्विजैःby the Brahmins (twice-born)
द्विजैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
ब्रह्मलोकस्थम्situated in Brahmaloka
ब्रह्मलोकस्थम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootब्रह्मलोकस्थ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आत्मानम्himself
आत्मानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
मेनेthought/considered
मेने:
TypeVerb
Rootमन्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3, Singular, Atmanepada
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नृपसत्तमःthe best of kings
नृपसत्तमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनृपसत्तम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
D
Duṣyanta
D
dvija (Brahmins)
D
devatāyatana (temples)
B
Brahmaloka

Educational Q&A

Properly performed worship and the presence of disciplined ritual specialists (dvijas) can transform a place into an experience of the divine; reverence and right conduct elevate perception and cultivate humility even in a king.

Vaiśampāyana narrates that King Duṣyanta, upon witnessing Brahmins conducting temple worship according to established rites, feels such sanctity and splendor that he believes he has reached Brahmaloka.