Shloka 13
निरय-परमस्थान-वर्णनम्
Niraya and the Supreme Station: A Metaphysical Re-reading
सुमुख: पवन: स्वर्गे गन्धश्न सुरभिस्तथा । क्षुत्पिपासा श्रमो नास्ति न जरा न च पापकम्
sumukhaḥ pavanaḥ svarge gandhaś ca surabhis tathā | kṣutpipāsā śramo nāsti na jarā na ca pāpakam ||
婆罗多婆阇说道：“在天界，微风柔和而怡人，芬芳弥漫四方。无饥无渴，无疲惫，无衰老，亦无由罪业所生之苦。那便是痛苦之因所不能及的境界。”
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights Svarga as a karmic reward-state characterized by the absence of bodily afflictions (hunger, thirst, fatigue, aging) and the non-experience of suffering that arises from sin—implying that ethical conduct and merit lead to refined, painless conditions, while sin leads to suffering elsewhere.
Bharadvāja is describing the qualities of heaven (Svarga) in didactic discourse within Śānti Parva, emphasizing its pleasant environment and the absence of common human hardships, as part of a broader teaching on dharma, karma, and the fruits of actions.