Shloka 39

Yama’s Journey to Brahmaloka

Ekadashi–Dvadashi Mahatmya in the Rukmangada Cycle

Devanagari script

ययौ विरंचिसदनं चित्रगुप्तेन चान्वितः । स ददर्श समासीनं मूर्तामूर्तजनावृतम् ॥ ३९ ॥

Transliteration

yayau viraṃcisadanaṃ citraguptena cānvitaḥ | sa dadarśa samāsīnaṃ mūrtāmūrtajanāvṛtam || 39 ||

Translation

他与质多罗笈多同行，前往毗兰支（梵天）的居处。在那里，他见梵天安坐，其周围环绕着有形与无形的众生。

Word by Word

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• विरञ्चि-सदनम्: to the abode of Virāñci (Brahmā)
• विरञ्चि-सदनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरञ्चि (प्रातिपदिक) + सदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विरञ्चेः सदनम्)

• चित्रगुप्तेन: with Citragupta
• चित्रगुप्तेन: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रगुप्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/and)

• अन्वितः: accompanied
• अन्वितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वि (धातु) → अन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सः/यमः)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• समासीनम्: seated
• समासीनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + आ + सद् (धातु) → समासीन (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तम्/ब्रह्माणम्)

• मूर्त-अमूर्त-जन-आवृतम्: surrounded by embodied and unembodied beings
• मूर्त-अमूर्त-जन-आवृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूर्त (प्रातिपदिक) + अमूर्त (प्रातिपदिक) + जन (प्रातिपदिक) + आवृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (दृष्ट-विशेष्य-सापेक्ष), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः: (मूर्तामूर्तजनैः) आवृतम् — तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (करण/सह)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within the Narada Purana’s dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Citragupta
• Virāñci (Brahmā)

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

The verse highlights the cosmic administration of dharma: a guided approach (with Citragupta) to Brahmā’s realm, where both gross and subtle orders of beings are present—implying that karmic law and divine governance extend across visible and invisible worlds.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Indirectly, it sets the backdrop that the universe includes embodied and subtle beings under divine order; bhakti is practiced with awareness that all realms are sustained by higher principles, encouraging reverence and accountability even beyond the material plane.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga is taught in this verse; however, it resonates with dharma-śāstric ideas of karmic accounting associated with Citragupta, which supports practical ethical discipline (ācāra) rather than a technical lesson in Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, or Jyotiṣa.