Shloka 77
Adhyaya 49 — Primordial Human Creation, the Rise of Desire, and the Origins of Settlements, Measures, and Agriculture
प्राजापत्यं ब्राह्मणानां स्मृतं स्थानं क्रियावताम् ।
स्थानमैन्द्रं क्षत्रियाणां संग्रामेष्वपलायिनाम् ॥
prājāpatyaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ smṛtaṃ sthānaṃ kriyāvatām | sthānam aindraṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ saṃgrāmeṣv apalāyinām ||
جو برہمن مقررہ وِدھی کے کرموں میں پرایَن ہیں، اُن کے لیے پرجاپتی کا لوک ہی آخری منزل قرار دیا گیا ہے۔ اور جو کشتری یُدھ میں پیٹھ نہیں دکھاتے، اُن کے لیے اندرلोक ہی آخری منزل کہا گیا ہے۔
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FAQs
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.