Mahabharata — Svargarohana Parva, Shloka 29
Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 5 — Karmaphala-Nirdeśa and Phalāśruti (कर्मफलनिर्देशः फलश्रुतिश्च)
भवनं च महेन्द्रस्य कुबेरस्थ च धीमतः । वरुणस्य तथा लोकान् विविशु: पुरुषर्षभा:,ये श्रेष्ठ पुरुष क्रमश: देवराज इन्द्रके, बुद्धिमान् कुबेरके तथा वरुण देवताके लोकोंमें गये
bhavanaṃ ca mahendrasya kuberasya ca dhīmataḥ | varuṇasya tathā lokān viviśuḥ puruṣarṣabhāḥ ||
毗舍波耶那说道：那些人中之雄，依次进入诸天的居处——大因陀罗的宫殿、智者俱毗罗的国土，以及同样的，伐楼那的诸世界。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ordered moral cosmos: after fulfilling their earthly role, the foremost individuals reach appropriate divine realms. It implies that destiny after death is structured and aligned with merit, divine governance, and cosmic order.
In the Svargarohana (ascent to heaven) context, the eminent men are described as entering successive celestial abodes—those of Indra, Kubera, and Varuṇa—marking their transition from the human world to divine spheres.