Shloka 40

Arjuna’s request to Krishna and the opening of the Kāśyapa–Brāhmaṇa mokṣa discourse (Āśvamedhika-parva 16)

Devanagari script

नाहं पुनरिहागन्ता लोकानालोकयाम्यहम्‌ | आसिद्धेराप्रजासर्गादात्मनो5पि गता: शुभा:

Transliteration

nāhaṃ punar ihāgantā lokān ālokayāmy aham | ā-siddher ā-prajāsargād ātmano 'pi gatāḥ śubhāḥ ||

Translation

నేను ఇక మళ్లీ ఇక్కడికి రాను. సిద్ధి సంపూర్ణమయ్యే వరకు, అలాగే ప్రాణుల సృష్టి కొనసాగుతున్నంతకాలం, నేను లోకాలను దర్శిస్తాను; నా మరియు ఇతర జీవుల శుభగతులను కూడా పరిశీలిస్తాను।

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: common, nominative, singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• आगन्ता: one who will come (returner)
• आगन्ता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगन्तृ
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• लोकान्: worlds
• लोकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• आलोकयामि: I observe / behold
• Type: Verb
• Root: आलोकय्
• Form: present, first, singular, parasmaipada

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: common, nominative, singular

• आ: up to / until
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ

• सिद्धेः: of attainment / of liberation (siddhi)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि
• Form: feminine, genitive, singular

• आ: up to / until
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ

• प्रजासर्गात्: from (the time of) the creation of creatures
• प्रजासर्गात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजासर्ग
• Form: masculine, ablative, singular

• आत्मनः: of myself
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• अपि: also / even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• गताः: gone / attained
• Type: Verb
• Root: गत
• Form: feminine, nominative, plural, kta (past passive participle)

• शुभाः: auspicious (states/paths)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ
• Form: feminine, nominative, plural

Speaker

सिद्ध उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Siddha
• lokāḥ (worlds/realms)
• prajā (creatures/beings)
• ātman (self)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes non-return to worldly existence after spiritual maturity: the Siddha speaks from the standpoint of detachment and liberation, indicating that true attainment ends rebirth and shifts one’s perspective to witnessing the moral-spiritual outcomes (śubhā gati) shaped by karma and dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

A Siddha declares his resolve and state: he will not re-enter worldly life again, and instead will remain a witness to the unfolding of the worlds and the destinies of beings for as long as creation continues, until his own final attainment is complete.