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Shloka 6

ऐसे लोगोंको जो उत्तम गति प्राप्त होती है, उसे न देवता, न गन्धर्व, न असुर और न नाग ही पा सकते हैं ।।

etādṛśāṁ janānāṁ yā uttamā gatir labhyate, tāṁ na devā na gandharvā na asurā na nāgā api prāpnuvanti. etad evaṁvidhaṁ dṛṣṭam āścaryaṁ tatra me dvija. saṁsiddho mānuṣaḥ karmaṇā yo 'sau siddhagatiṁ gataḥ. sūryeṇa sahito brahman pṛthivīṁ parivartate.

如此之人得至无上归宿——那归宿,诸天、乾闼婆、阿修罗与龙蛇(那伽)皆不能及。噢,二次生者啊,我曾在彼处亲见此等奇事:一位人类,凭其戒行与业行而臻于圆满,随心获得“圆成之行程”的威力。婆罗门啊,如今他随太阳同行,环绕大地而转——这正象征着:守持纪律的生活,能使凡人超越甚至天界的品类。

etadthis (thing)
etad:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootetad
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
evam-vidhamof such a kind
evam-vidham:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootevamvidha
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
dṛṣṭamseen
dṛṣṭam:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootdṛś
Formkta (past passive participle), neuter, nominative/accusative, singular
āścaryama wonder
āścaryam:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootāścarya
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
tatrathere
tatra:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatra
meto me / of me
me:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootasmad
Form—, genitive/dative, singular
dvijaO brahmin
dvija:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootdvija
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
saṁsiddhaḥfully accomplished
saṁsiddhaḥ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootsaṁsiddha
Formkta (past passive participle used adjectivally), masculine, nominative, singular
mānuṣaḥa man
mānuṣaḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootmānuṣa
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
karmadeed; action
karma:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootkarman
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
yaḥwho
yaḥ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootyad
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
asauthat (person)
asau:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootasau
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
siddha-gatimthe perfected course/state
siddha-gatim:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootsiddhagati
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
gataḥgone; attained
gataḥ:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootgam
Formkta (past active participle), masculine, nominative, singular
sūryeṇawith the Sun
sūryeṇa:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootsūrya
Formmasculine, instrumental, singular
sahitaḥaccompanied; together
sahitaḥ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootsahita
Formkta (past passive participle used adjectivally), masculine, nominative, singular
brahmanO brahmin
brahman:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
pṛthivīmthe earth
pṛthivīm:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootpṛthivī
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
parivartategoes around; revolves
parivartate:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootpari-vṛt
Formpresent indicative, 3rd, singular, ātmanepada
vipra-varaO best of brahmins
vipra-vara:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootvipravara
Formmasculine, vocative, singular

सूर्य उवाच

S
Sūrya (the Sun)
D
dvija (Brahmin interlocutor)
D
devāḥ (gods)
G
gandharvāḥ
A
asurāḥ
N
nāgāḥ
P
pṛthivī (earth)
S
sūryamaṇḍala (solar orb/disc, implied by context)

Educational Q&A

A human being, through perfected conduct and action (karma), can attain a supreme state that even exalted classes of beings—gods, Gandharvas, Asuras, and Nāgas—do not reach. The verse elevates ethical discipline and accomplished practice over mere birth or celestial status.

Sūrya reports to a Brahmin that he witnessed a marvel: a human who became perfected through his deeds attained ‘siddha-gati’ (a fulfilled, empowered destiny/mode of movement) and now accompanies the Sun, circling the earth along with him.