Shloka 11

Sāttvika-vṛtta-kathana (Brahmā on the Conduct of Sattva) — Chapter 38

Devanagari script

हित्वा सर्वाणि पापानि नि:शोका हाथ मानवा: । दिवं प्राप्प तु ते धीरा: कुर्वते वै ततस्तनू:,वे धीर मनुष्य सब पापोंका त्याग करके शोकसे रहित हो जाते हैं और स्वर्गलोकमें जाकर वहाँके भोग भोगनेके लिये अनेक शरीर धारण कर लेते हैं

Transliteration

hitvā sarvāṇi pāpāni niḥśokāḥ mānavāḥ | divaṁ prāpya tu te dhīrāḥ kurvate vai tato tanūḥ ||

Translation

వాయువు పలికెను—సర్వ పాపాలను విడిచిపెట్టి మనుష్యులు శోకరహితులవుతారు. స్వర్గాన్ని పొందిన తరువాత ఆ ధీరులు అక్కడి భోగాలను అనుభవించుటకు మరల దేహాలను ధరిస్తారు.

Word by Word

हित्वाhaving abandoned

सर्वाणिall

पापानिsins/evils

निःशोकाःfree from sorrow

मानवाःmen/humans

दिवम्heaven

प्राप्यhaving attained

तुindeed/but

तेthey

धीराःsteadfast/wise

कुर्वतेthey make/assume

वैindeed/verily

ततःthen/thereafter

तनूःbodies

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyudeva (Wind-god)

mānavāḥ (human beings)

divam/svarga (heaven)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Ethically, the verse links moral purification (abandoning pāpa) with inner freedom from grief (niḥśokatā) and with a favorable post-mortem destiny: attainment of heaven and the capacity to take on suitable forms there to enjoy the fruits of merit.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva is speaking about the fate of humans after renouncing sinful conduct: they become sorrowless, reach the heavenly realm, and then assume bodies/forms appropriate to that realm for experiencing its enjoyments.