Adhyaya 49 — Cosmic Dissolution
प्राजापत्यं ब्राह्मणानां स्मृतं स्थानं क्रियावताम् ।
स्थानमैन्द्रं क्षत्रियाणां संग्रामेष्वपलायिनाम् ॥
prājāpatyaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ smṛtaṃ sthānaṃ kriyāvatām | sthānam aindraṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ saṃgrāmeṣv apalāyinām ||
Para sa mga Brahmin na tapat sa mga itinakdang ritwal, ipinahahayag na ang kanilang hantungan ay ang daigdig ni Prajāpati. Para sa mga Kshatriya na hindi tumatakas sa labanan, ipinahahayag na ang kanilang hantungan ay ang daigdig ni Indra.
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The verse frames afterlife attainment as congruent with svadharma: ritual integrity for the Brahmin and steadfast courage for the Kshatriya. Merit is not abstract; it is measured by faithful performance of one’s ordained responsibilities.
Primarily Dharma/karma-phala instruction rather than a core pañcalakṣaṇa item; it is ancillary teaching commonly embedded within Purāṇic narration. If mapped loosely, it supports Manvantara-era social order by describing normative rewards for dharma.
“Prajāpati” and “Indra” can be read as archetypes: creative order (ritual-cosmic maintenance) and sovereign power (protective valor). The ‘realm’ signifies resonance with the governing principle one embodied in life.