Shloka 63

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

Devanagari script

तत्र शंखपताके द्वे युगान्तं कल्पमेव च । अयुतायुतं तथा पद्म समुद्र च तथा वसेत्‌

Transliteration

tatra śaṅkha-patāke dve yugāntaṁ kalpam eva ca | ayutāyutaṁ tathā padma samudraṁ ca tathā vaset ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“在那更高的境界中，守持誓戒之人据说将居住极其漫长的岁月——两段‘Śaṅkha’与两段‘Patākā’，又有一段 Yugānta、一段 Kalpa、一段 Ayutāyuta、一段 Padma，乃至一段‘Samudra’；此乃表明其因誓愿之法而得在梵天界（Brahmaloka）久住无量。”

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• शङ्खपताके: conch and banner (two items as a pair)
• शङ्खपताके: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्खपताका
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Dual

• द्वे: two
• द्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Dual

• युगान्तम्: the end of an age (yuga-end)
• युगान्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युगान्त
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कल्पम्: a kalpa (aeon)
• कल्पम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अयुतायुतम्: ten-thousand times ten-thousand (a very large number)
• अयुतायुतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयुतायुत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: likewise/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• पद्मम्: padma (a very large number; also 'lotus')
• पद्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• समुद्रम्: ocean; (as a number-name) 'samudra'
• समुद्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तथा: also/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• वसेत्: would dwell / should dwell
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Brahmaloka
• Śaṅkha (numerical/time unit)
• Patākā (numerical/time unit)
• Yugānta
• Kalpa
• Ayutāyuta
• Padma
• Samudra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes that steadfast observance of vows (vrata-dharma) yields immense spiritual merit, symbolized by extraordinarily long residence in Brahmaloka measured in traditional vast numerical/time units.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma continues his instruction in Anuśāsana Parva by describing the fruits of a vow-observant life, listing grand cosmological measures of time to convey the magnitude of the reward.