Shloka 9

जपयोगयोः तुल्यफलनिर्णयः

Adhyāya 193: Adjudication of the Comparable Fruits of Japa and Yoga

Devanagari script

तत्र हपापकर्माण: शुचयोउत्यन्तनिर्मला: । लोभमोहपरित्यक्ता मानवा निरुपद्रवा:,वहाँ पापकर्मसे रहित, पवित्र, अत्यन्त निर्मल, लोभ और मोहसे शून्य तथा सब प्रकारके उपद्रवोंसे रहित मानव निवास करते हैं

Transliteration

tatra hi pāpakarmāṇaḥ śucayo ’tyantanirmalāḥ | lobhamohaparityaktā mānavā nirupadravāḥ ||

Translation

وہاں ایسے انسان بستے ہیں جو گناہ آلود اعمال سے پاک، نہایت طاہر و بےداغ، لالچ اور فریبِ نفس سے دستبردار، اور ہر طرح کی آفت و خلل سے بےگزند رہتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

तत्रthere

अ-पापकर्माणःfree from sinful deeds

शुचयःpure

अत्यन्त-निर्मलाःutterly spotless

लोभ-मोह-परित्यक्ताःhaving abandoned greed and delusion

मानवाःpeople, humans

निरुपद्रवाःfree from disturbances/afflictions

Speaker

भरद्वाज उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bharadvāja

mānavāḥ (human beings)

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?

A dharmic society is characterized by inner purity and moral restraint: freedom from sinful conduct, and the abandonment of greed (lobha) and delusion (moha), which are presented as root causes of disturbance and suffering.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bharadvāja describes a realm or community where people live in an ideal condition—pure, untainted, and free from afflictions—highlighting the ethical qualities that define such a peaceful state.