Shloka 5

Mind as Charioteer; Kṣetrajña, Tapas, and Dhyāna-Yoga

Adhyātma-Upadeśa

Devanagari script

आशीर्युक्तानि कर्माणि कुर्वते ये त्वतन्द्रिता: । तेडस्मिल्लॉके प्रमोदन्‍्ते जायमाना: पुन: पुन:,जो लोग सावधान होकर सकाम कर्मोका अनुष्ठान करते हैं, वे बार-बार इस लोकमें जन्म ग्रहण करके सुखी होते हैं

Transliteration

āśīr-yuktāni karmāṇi kurvate ye tv atandritāḥ | te 'smin loke pramodante jāyamānāḥ punaḥ punaḥ ||

Translation

وایو نے کہا—جو لوگ ہوشیار اور بےکاہلی کے ساتھ دعاؤں اور برکتوں کے ارادے سے سَکام کرم انجام دیتے ہیں، وہ اسی لوک میں بار بار جنم لے کر یہاں بار بار لذت و فرحت پاتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• आशीःयुक्तानि: endowed with desires (desire-motivated)
• आशीःयुक्तानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आशीः-युक्त
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• कर्माणि: actions
• कर्माणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• कुर्वते: do / perform
• कुर्वते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Ātmanepada

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तु: but / indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• अतन्द्रिताः: unwearied, vigilant
• अतन्द्रिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतन्द्रित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• लोके: world
• लोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• प्रमोदन्ते: rejoice / are happy
• प्रमोदन्ते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-मुद्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Ātmanepada

• जायमानाः: being born
• जायमानाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (जायते)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

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

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Desire-driven (sakāma) ritual action, even when performed carefully and properly, produces enjoyable worldly outcomes but keeps one within repeated birth in this world; it grants pleasure, not liberation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva is speaking and explaining the consequence of a certain type of conduct: people who diligently perform benediction-oriented, fruit-seeking rites are said to be reborn repeatedly and to enjoy happiness in the worldly sphere.