Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 1393

मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity

Devanagari script

स्वर्ग पुण्यं यथाकाममुपभुड्धक्ते तथाविध: । राजन! ऐसे गुणोंसे युक्त पुरुष देवताके समान अपने शरीरके साथ ही देवलोकमें जाकर वहाँ इच्छाके अनुसार स्वर्गके पुण्यफलका उपभोग करता है

Transliteration

svarga-puṇyaṃ yathākāmam upabhuṅkte tathāvidhaḥ | rājan! evaṃ guṇaiḥ yuktaḥ puruṣaḥ devatā-samo dehenaiva devalokaṃ gatvā tatra icchānusāraṃ svargasya puṇya-phalaṃ upabhuṅkte |

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“大王啊，具此等德行之人，便如天神一般。以此身往诣天界，在那里随其所愿，享受天上功德之果。”

Word by Word

• स्वर्गम्: heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पुण्यम्: meritorious (reward)
• पुण्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• यथा: as, according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• कामम्: desire; wish
• कामम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उपभुङ्क्ते: enjoys, experiences
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-भुज्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तथा: so, thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• विधः: of such a kind
• विधः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Rājan (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Devaloka
• Svarga
• Devatāḥ

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Bhishma teaches that a life grounded in the stated virtues (guṇas) yields a divine-like destiny: the person attains the celestial realm and enjoys the fruits of merit freely, emphasizing the ethical causality of karma and the exalted reward of dharmic conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhishma continues instructing King Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma. Here he concludes a praise of certain virtues by describing their result: the virtuous person reaches Devaloka and experiences heavenly rewards according to desire.