Shloka 336

Brāhmaṇa-mahattva and Atithi-Dharma

Brahmagītā: Praise of Brāhmaṇas and norms of honor

Devanagari script

स राजर्षिगगत: स्वर्ग कर्मणा तेन शाश्वतम्‌ | राजर्षि उशीनर उस विमानमें बैठकर उस पुण्यकर्मके प्रभावसे सनातन दिव्यलोकको प्राप्त हुए

Transliteration

sa rājarṣir gataḥ svargaṁ karmaṇā tena śāśvatam |

Translation

凭借那一善业的威力，这位王圣得以抵达永恒的天界。于是，乌希那罗王端坐于那天车之上，进入不朽的神圣境域——昭示正行必结长久的灵性果报。

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजर्षिः: royal sage
• राजर्षिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गतः: gone; having gone
• गतः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

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

• कर्मणा: by (his) deed
• कर्मणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• शाश्वतम्: eternal
• शाश्वतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

श्येन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śyena
• Rājarṣi Uśīnara
• Svarga
• Vimāna

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Righteous, meritorious action (puṇya-karma) yields lasting results: a life aligned with dharma can lead to exalted spiritual reward, here symbolized by attaining the eternal heavenly realm.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śyena narrates that the royal sage Uśīnara, due to the power of his virtuous deed, ascends in a celestial chariot (vimāna) and reaches the everlasting divine world (svarga).