Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 13.240
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13.240.1
भगवन्सर्वभूतेश पुरमर्दन शङ्कर ।
श्रुतं पापकृतां दुःखं यमलोके वरप्रद ॥ १३.२४०.१ ॥
O blessed lord, lord of all beings, destroyer of cities, Śaṅkara, I have heard of the suffering of sinners in Yama's world, O giver of boons.
13.240.2
श्रोतुमिच्छाम्यहं देव नृणां सुकृतकर्मणाम् ।
कथं ते भुञ्जते भोगान्स्वर्गलोके महेश्वर ॥ १३.२४०.२ ॥
O god, I wish to hear how men who have done good deeds enjoy their pleasures in the heavenly world, O great lord.
13.240.3
कथिताः कीदृशा लोका नृणां सुकृतकारिणाम् ।
एतन्मे वद देवश श्रोतुं कौतूहलं हि मे ॥ १३.२४०.३ ॥
What kind of worlds are said to belong to men who do good deeds? O lord of gods, tell me this; I am eager to hear it.
13.240.4
शृणु कल्याणि तत्सर्वं यत्त्वमिच्छसि शोभने ।
विविधाः पुण्यलोकास्ते कर्मकर्मण्यतां गताः ॥ १३.२४०.४ ॥
Listen, auspicious one, and I will tell you all that you desire, O radiant one. There are many worlds of merit, which have become fit for action.
13.240.5
मेरुं हि कनकात्मानं परितः सर्वतोदिशम् ।
भद्राश्चः केतुमालश्च उत्तराः कुरवस्तथा ॥ १३.२४०.५ ॥
Around Meru, golden in form, in all directions, are Bhadrāśva, Ketumāla, and likewise the Northern Kurus.
13.240.6
जम्बूवनादयः स्वर्गा इत्येते कर्मवर्जिताः ।
तेषु भूत्वा स्वयंभूताः प्रदृश्यते यतस्ततः ॥ १३.२४०.६ ॥
The heavens of the Jambū grove and the others are said to be free from action; there, self-born beings are seen here and there.
13.240.7
योजनानां सहस्रं च एकैकं मानमात्रया ।
नित्यं पुष्पफलोपेतास्तत्र वृक्षाः समन्ततः ॥ १३.२४०.७ ॥
There, for a thousand yojanas in extent each, trees laden with flowers and fruits stand on every side, always.
13.240.8
आसक्तवस्त्राभरणाः सर्वे कनकसन्निभाः ।
द्विरेफाश्चाण्डजास्तत्र प्रवालमणिसन्निभाः।
विचित्राश्च मनोज्ञाश्च कूजितैः शोभयन्ति तान् ॥ १३.२४०.८ ॥
With garments and ornaments hanging about them, all gleaming like gold; there bees and birds, coral- and gem-coloured, wondrous and lovely, adorn them with their calls.
13.240.9
कुशेशयवनच्छन्ना नलिन्यश्च मनोरमाः ।
तत्र वान्त्यनिला नित्यं दिव्यगन्धसुखावहाः ॥ १३.२४०.९ ॥
Lotus-ponds covered with groves of lotuses, delightful; there breezes always blow, bringing divine fragrance and pleasure.
13.240.10
सर्वे चाम्लानमाल्याश्च विरजोम्बरसंवृताः ।
एवं बहुविधा देवि दिव्यभोगाः सुखावहाः ॥ १३.२४०.१० ॥
All wear garlands that never fade and are clothed in spotless garments; thus, goddess, are the many kinds of divine enjoyments that bring happiness.
13.240.11
स्त्रियश्च पुरुषाश्चैव सर्वे सुकृतकारिणः ।
रमन्ते तत्र चान्योन्यं कामरागसमन्विताः ॥ १३.२४०.११ ॥
Women and men alike, all who have done good deeds, delight there with one another, endowed with desire and love.
13.240.12
मनोहरा महाभागाः सर्वे ललितकुण्डलाः ।
एवं तत्र स्थिता मर्त्याः प्रमदाः प्रियदर्शनाः ॥ १३.२४०.१२ ॥
Charming, greatly fortunate, all wearing graceful earrings; thus the mortal women dwelling there are lovely to behold.
13.240.13
नानाभावसमायुक्ता यौवनस्थाः सदैव तु ।
युवत्यः कल्पितास्तत्र कामजा ललितास्तथा ॥ १३.२४०.१३ ॥
Endowed with many moods, ever abiding in youth, young women are created there, born of desire and graceful as well.
13.240.14
मनोनुकूला मधुरा भोगिनामुपकल्पिताः ।
प्रमदाश्चोद्भवन्त्येव स्वर्गलोके यथा तथा ॥ १३.२४०.१४ ॥
Pleasing to the mind, sweet, and provided for those who enjoy, charming women likewise arise in the heavenly world.
13.240.15
एवंविधाः स्त्रियश्चात्र पुरुषाश्च परस्परम् ।
रमन्ते चेन्द्रियैः स्वस्थै शरीरैर्भोगसंस्कृतैः ॥ १३.२४०.१५ ॥
Such women and men here delight in one another, with healthy senses and bodies refined for enjoyment.
13.240.16
कामहर्षगुणाभ्यस्ता नान्ये क्रोधादयः प्रिये ।
क्षुत्पिपासा न चास्त्यत्रि गात्रक्लेशाश्च शोभने ॥ १३.२४०.१६ ॥
Trained in the qualities of desire and joy, O beloved; here there are no other qualities such as anger, no hunger or thirst, and no afflictions of the body, O lovely one.
13.240.17
सर्वतो रमणीयं च सर्वत्र कुसुमान्विम् ।
यावत्पुण्यफलं तावद्दृश्यन्ते बहुसङ्गताः।
निरन्तरं भोगयुता रमन्ते स्वर्गवासिनः ॥ १३.२४०.१७ ॥
Delightful on every side and everywhere adorned with flowers, they are seen in large companies for as long as the fruit of merit lasts; the dwellers of heaven, endowed with continual enjoyments, take their delight.
13.240.18
तत्र भोगान्यथायोगं भुक्त्वा पुण्यक्षयात्पुनः ।
नश्यन्ति जायमानास्ते शरीरैः सहसा प्रिये ॥ १३.२४०.१८ ॥
Having enjoyed the pleasures there as is fitting, when their merit is spent they perish suddenly, O beloved, even as they are born again, together with their bodies.
13.240.19
स्वर्गलोकात्परिभ्रष्टाः जायन्ते मानुषे पुनः ।
पूर्वपुण्यावशेषेण विशिष्टाः सम्भवन्ति ते ॥ १३.२४०.१९ ॥
Fallen from the world of heaven, they are born again among men; by the remainder of former merit they come into being distinguished.
13.240.20
एषा स्वर्गगतिः प्रोक्ता पृच्छन्त्यास्तव भामिनि ।
अत ऊर्ध्वं पदान्यष्टौ सुकर्माणि शृणु प्रिये।
भोगयुक्तानि पुण्यानि उच्छ्रितानि परस्परम् ॥ १३.२४०.२० ॥
This, lady, is declared to be the course to heaven, as you asked. Now hear from here the eight stations above it, beloved — meritorious places of good deeds, endowed with enjoyments, raised one above another.
13.240.21
विद्याधराः किम्पुरुषा यक्षगन्धर्वकिन्नराः ।
अप्सरोदानवा देवा यथाक्रममुदाहृताः ॥ १३.२४०.२१ ॥
Vidyādharas, Kimpuruṣas, Yakṣas, Gandharvas and Kinnaras, Apsarases, Dānavas and gods — these are named in their proper order.
13.240.22
तेषु स्थानेषु जायन्ते प्राणिनाः पुण्यकर्मणः ।
तेषामपि च ये लोकाः स्वर्गलोकोपमाः स्मृताः ॥ १३.२४०.२२ ॥
In those abodes living beings of meritorious deeds are born; and the worlds of these too are remembered as like the world of heaven.
13.240.23
स्वर्गवत्तत्र ते भोगान्भुञ्जते च रमन्ति च ।
रूपसत्वबलोपेताः सर्वे दीर्घायुषस्तथा ॥ १३.२४०.२३ ॥
There they enjoy pleasures as in heaven and delight in them; all, endowed with beauty, vigour and strength, are long-lived.
13.240.24
तेषां सर्वक्रियारम्भो मानुषेष्विव दृश्यते ।
अतिमानुषमैश्वर्यमत्र मायाबलात्कृतम् ॥ १३.२४०.२४ ॥
The undertaking of all their actions is seen as among humans; this superhuman lordship here is produced by the strength of illusion.
13.240.25
जराप्रसूतिमरणं तेषु स्थानेषु दृश्यते ।
गुणा दोषाश्च सन्त्यत्र आकाशगमनं तथा ॥ १३.२४०.२५ ॥
In those realms too, aging, birth and death are seen; here there are qualities and faults, and also going through the sky.
13.240.26
अन्तर्धानं बलं सत्त्वमायुश्च चिरजीवितम् ।
तपोविशेषज्जायन्ते यथा कर्म्णि भामिनि ॥ १३.२४०.२६ ॥
Invisibility, strength, vital goodness, life-span and long life arise from special austerity, O radiant lady, just as they arise from action.
13.240.27
देवलोके प्रवृत्तिस्तु तेषामेव विधीयते ।
न तथा देवलोको हि तद्विशिष्टाः सुराः स्मृताः ॥ १३.२४०.२७ ॥
In the world of the gods, their activity alone is prescribed; the world of the gods is not like that, for the gods distinguished by those qualities are the ones recalled.
13.240.28
तत्र भोगमनिर्देश्यममृतत्वं च विद्यते ।
विमानगमनं नित्यमप्सरोगणसेवितम् ॥ १३.२४०.२८ ॥
There exist indescribable enjoyment and immortality; constant travel in celestial chariots, attended by troops of apsarases.
13.240.29
एवमन्यच्च तत्कर्म देवताभ्यो विशिष्यते ।
प्रत्यक्षं तव तत्सर्वं देवलोके प्रवर्तनम् ॥ १३.२४०.२९ ॥
Thus that other deed is distinguished above the gods; all that conduct in the world of the gods is evident to you.
13.240.30
तस्मान्न वर्णये देवि विदितं च त्वया शुभे ।
तत्सर्वं सुकृतैरेव प्राप्यते चोत्तमं पदम् ॥ १३.२४०.३० ॥
Therefore, O goddess, I do not describe it further; you already know it, O auspicious one. All of that, and the supreme state, is attained through good deeds alone.