Shloka 41
Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha
Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context
Devanagari script
।। आरुहा च गवां लोकं प्रयातो ब्रह्म॒सत्रिणाम्
Transliteration
ārūhā ca gavāṁ lokaṁ prayāto brahmasatriṇām
Translation
而后，他登上“牛之世界”——一处吉祥的天界——又前往“梵祭”(Brahma-satra)行者之境，即专志于长久吠陀祭仪者的领域。叙述强调：坚守祭仪之律与积累功德之行，被认为能招致死后崇高的归宿。
Word by Word
आरुह्यhaving ascended
आरुह्य:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootआ-रुह्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
गवाम्of cows
गवाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootगो
Formfeminine, genitive, plural
लोकम्world/realm
लोकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
प्रयातःdeparted/went forth
प्रयातः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-या
Formक्त (past passive participle, used actively), masculine, nominative, singular
ब्रह्मसत्रिणाम्of the performers of a brahma-satra (a long sacrificial session)
ब्रह्मसत्रिणाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मसत्रिन्
Formmasculine, genitive, plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
G
gavāṁ loka (world/realm of cattle)B
brahmasatriṇaḥ (Brahma-sacrificers; performers of brahma-satra)Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a traditional Mahābhārata ethic: disciplined adherence to dharma—especially through sustained Vedic rites and meritorious living—is associated with attaining higher realms after death.
Vaiśampāyana states that the person being described has 'ascended' to the gavām-loka and then 'departed' to the domain of the brahma-satrins, indicating a posthumous transition to auspicious worlds linked with ritual merit.