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Shloka 30

Indratīrtha–Ādityatīrtha: Balarāma’s Ritual Bathing, Dāna, and Sacred-Historical Recollections

उवाच च सुरश्रेष्ठस्तां कन्यां सुदृढव्रताम्‌ प्रीतो5स्मि ते शुभे भकक्‍त्या तपसा नियमेन च

vaiśampāyana uvāca | uvāca ca suraśreṣṭhas tāṃ kanyāṃ sudṛḍhavratām | prīto 'smi te śubhe bhaktyā tapasā niyamena ca | tataḥ kalyāṇi te manasi yo 'bhīṣṭo manorathaḥ sa pūrṇaḥ bhaviṣyati | mahābhāge tvaṃ imaṃ śarīraṃ parityajya svargaloke mayā saha vasiṣyasi |

Vaiśampāyana nói: Bấy giờ, Indra—bậc tối thượng trong hàng chư thiên—hài lòng trước thiếu nữ giữ giới nguyện với ý chí kiên định, liền phán cùng nàng: “Hỡi người cát tường! Ta vô cùng mãn nguyện trước lòng sùng kính, khổ hạnh và sự trì giới nghiêm mật của nàng. Vì vậy, hỡi người phúc lành, điều ước thẳm sâu trong lòng nàng ắt sẽ được viên thành. Hỡi người đại phúc, khi rũ bỏ thân này, nàng sẽ ở cùng ta nơi cõi trời.”

उवाचsaid/spoke
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
Formलिट् (परस्मैपद), perfect (narrative past), 3, singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सुरश्रेष्ठःthe best of the gods (Indra)
सुरश्रेष्ठः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुरश्रेष्ठ
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
ताम्her/that (woman)
ताम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
कन्याम्maiden, girl
कन्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकन्या
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
सुदृढव्रताम्of very firm vow/observance
सुदृढव्रताम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसुदृढव्रता
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
प्रीतःpleased, satisfied
प्रीतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रीत
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
अस्मिI am
अस्मि:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
Formलट्, present, 1, singular
तेof you/your
ते:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Formgenitive, singular
शुभेO auspicious one!
शुभे:
TypeNoun
Rootशुभ
Formfeminine, vocative, singular
भक्त्याby devotion
भक्त्या:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभक्ति
Formfeminine, instrumental, singular
तपसाby austerity
तपसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतपस्
Formneuter, instrumental, singular
नियमेनby observance/discipline
नियमेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootनियम
Formmasculine, instrumental, singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
I
Indra
T
the maiden (kanyā)
S
Svargaloka (heaven)

Educational Q&A

Steadfast vows, disciplined conduct (niyama), and sincere devotion (bhakti) joined with austerity (tapas) are portrayed as spiritually efficacious, drawing divine approval and resulting in the fulfillment of righteous aspirations and a favorable post-mortem destiny.

The narrator reports Indra addressing a vow-observant maiden, praising her devotion, austerities, and discipline, and granting her a boon: her inner wish will be fulfilled, and after leaving her body she will dwell with him in heaven.