Shloka 89

Devanagari script

ततो दिवं प्राप्प सहस्रलोचन: श्रियोपपन्न: सुहृदा महर्षिणा । रथेन हर्यश्वयुजा सुर्षभ: सद: सुराणामभिसत्कृतो ययौ,तत्पश्चात्‌ सहसनेत्रधारी सुरश्रेष्ठ इन्द्र लक्ष्मीदेवी तथा अपने सुहृद्‌ महर्षि नारदके साथ हरे रंगके घोड़ोंसे जुते हुए रथपर बैठकर स्वर्गलोककी राजधानी अमरावतीमें आये और देवताओंसे सत्कृत हो उनकी सभामें गये

Transliteration

tato divaṁ prāpya sahasralocanaḥ śriyopapannaḥ suhṛdā maharṣiṇā | rathena haryaśvayujā surarṣabhaḥ sadaḥ surāṇām abhisatkṛto yayau ||

Translation

అనంతరం సహస్రనేత్రధారి సురశ్రేష్ఠుడైన ఇంద్రుడు, శ్రీలక్ష్మీ వైభవంతో సమన్వితుడై, తన సుహృద మహర్షితో కలిసి, పచ్చని అశ్వాలు జోడించిన రథంపై ఎక్కి సాగెను. దేవతలచే సత్కరింపబడి, సురసభలో ప్రవేశించెను.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

दिवम्to heaven

प्रापreached

सहस्रलोचनःthe thousand-eyed one (Indra)

श्रियोपपन्नःendowed with splendor/fortune

सुहृदाwith/by a friend

महर्षिणाwith/by the great sage

रथेनby/with a chariot

हर्यश्वयुजाyoked with tawny/greenish horses

वृषभःthe bull-like one (best among gods; Indra)

सदःassembly hall

सुराणाम्of the gods

अभिसत्कृतःhonored, well-received

ययौwent

Speaker

शक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

Indra (Śakra, Sahasralocana)

Mahārṣi (friend; traditionally Nārada in context)

Heaven (Divam/Svarga)

Assembly of the gods (Sadaḥ surāṇām)

Chariot (Ratha)

Indra’s horses (Haryaśva)

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?

Righteous attainment culminates in honor and restored order: prosperity (śrī) and recognition arise when power is aligned with dharma and guided by the counsel and companionship of a sage.

What is happening in the narrative?

Indra (Śakra), accompanied by a friendly great sage, reaches heaven and proceeds in his horse-yoked chariot to the gods’ assembly, where he is respectfully received and honored.