Shloka 23
स्वर्गारोहणपर्व — तृतीयोऽध्यायः
Indra and Dharma’s Consolation; Celestial Gaṅgā Purification
कर्मणां तात पुण्यानां जितानां तपसा स्वयम् । दानानां च महाबाहो फल प्राप्रुहि पार्थिव,“तात! महाबाहु! पृथ्वीनाथ! अपने किये हुए पुण्यकर्मोंका, तपस्यासे जीते हुए लोकोंका और दानींका फल भोगो
karmāṇāṃ tāta puṇyānāṃ jitānāṃ tapasā svayam | dānānāṃ ca mahābāho phalaṃ prāpruhi pārthiva ||
ویشَمپایَن نے کہا— اے فرزند! اے مہاباہو، اے زمین کے ناتھ! اب اپنے کیے ہوئے نیک اعمال کے پھل، تپسیا سے جیتے ہوئے عوالم، اور دان کے اجر کو حاصل کر اور اس سے بہرہ مند ہو۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores karmic moral causality: virtuous actions (puṇya), disciplined austerity (tapas), and generosity (dāna) each yield definite fruits. Ethical effort is portrayed as personally earned—one ‘wins’ higher states through self-acquired merit rather than mere status or claim.
In the Svargārohaṇa (ascent to heaven) context, the speaker addresses a kingly figure with affectionate and honorific epithets, directing him to receive the rewards of his accumulated merits—his good deeds, the worlds attained through austerity, and the fruits of charitable giving.