Shloka 37

Devanagari script

नवमे क्रतुराजस्य वाजिमेधस्य भारत

Transliteration

navame kraturājasya vājimedhasya bhārata bhārata | navāṁ pāraṇaṁ pūrṇa-bhūte śrotā yajñānāṁ rājña aśvamedhasya phalaṁ prāpnoti | sa suvarṇa-stambha-cchada-śobhitam vaidūrya-maṇi-mayī-vedi-vibhūṣitam sarvataḥ jāmbūnada-maya-divya-vātāyana-alaṅkṛtam svarga-vāsi-gandharva-apsarobhiḥ sevitam divya-vimānam āruhya svayā utkṛṣṭa-śobhayā prakāśamānaḥ svarge dvitīya-deva iva devaiḥ saha ānandaṁ bhuṅkte | tasya aṅgeṣu divya-mālā divya-vastrāṇi ca śobhante, sa ca divya-candana-carcitaḥ |

Translation

毗舍摩波耶那说：噢，婆罗多！当第九次持戒圆满时，听闻者便得阿湿婆梅陀（马祭）之功德——诸祭之王。他登上一乘天界之车（vimāna）：金柱与飞檐辉映，毗都利耶宝石所成的坛座庄严其上，四面环以阎浮那陀金所铸的神妙窗棂；天上的乾闼婆与天女（apsaras）侍从左右。他以自身卓绝的光彩照耀，入于天界，与诸天同享安乐，宛如第二位天神。天花鬘与天衣装点其身，又以天界檀香涂抹其体。

Word by Word

• navame: in the ninth
• navame: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: navama
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• kratu-rājasya: of the king of sacrifices
• Type: Noun
• Root: kratu-rāja
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• vāji-medhasya: of the Aśvamedha (horse-sacrifice)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāji-medha
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• bhārata: O Bhārata
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārata
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• bhārata: O Bhārata
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārata
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhārata (address to the listener)
• Aśvamedha (Vājimedha)
• Svarga
• Devas
• Gandharvas
• Apsarases
• Divya-vimāna
• Vaidūrya gems
• Jāmbūnada gold
• Vedi (altar)
• Divine garlands
• Divine garments
• Divine sandalwood

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage emphasizes karma-phala: devoted completion of a prescribed observance—especially attentive hearing linked with dharma—yields exalted merit comparable to the Aśvamedha, culminating in heavenly enjoyment among the gods.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the reward granted after the ninth completion (pāraṇa): the listener gains the fruit of the Aśvamedha and is portrayed ascending to Svarga in a richly adorned celestial vimāna, attended by Gandharvas and Apsarases, enjoying divine bliss with the gods.