Shloka 723

Vānaprastha-dharma and Tapas: Śiva–Umā Saṃvāda

Forest-Stage Discipline and Austerity

Devanagari script

श्रूयतां येन तुष्यामो मर्त्याना साधुकर्मणाम्‌ । पितरोंने कहा--महाभाग देवताओ! आपने न्यायत:ः अपना संदेह उपस्थित किया है। उत्तम कर्म करनेवाले मनुष्योंके जिस कार्यसे हम संतुष्ट होते हैं, उसको सुनिये

Transliteration

śrūyatāṁ yena tuṣyāmo martyānāṁ sādhukarmaṇām |

Translation

پِتروں نے کہا—اے نہایت بختیار دیوتاؤ! تم نے انصاف کے ساتھ اپنا شبہ پیش کیا ہے۔ اب سنو—نیک اعمال کرنے والے انسانوں کے جس آچرن اور جس عمل سے ہم پِتر خوش ہوتے ہیں، وہ ہم بیان کرتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• श्रूयताम्: let it be heard (by you two) / please listen
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), कर्मणि (passive), 3, dual

• येन: by which (means/act)
• येन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, instrumental, singular

• तुष्यामः: we are pleased / we become satisfied
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपदम्, 1, plural

• मर्त्यानाम्: of mortals / of human beings
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, genitive, plural

• साधु-कर्मणाम्: of those whose deeds are good / of the virtuous-doers
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साधु + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, genitive, plural

Speaker

शक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Pitṛs (ancestors)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Righteous conduct and good deeds performed by humans are said to please the Pitṛs; the passage introduces an ethical criterion for actions that generate ancestral approval and merit.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śakra (Indra) responds to a properly raised doubt and invites the listeners to hear which virtuous human actions satisfy the Pitṛs, setting up a didactic explanation about dharmic behavior and its fruits.