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swarga

  • celestial abodes
  • aiming to achieve the heavenly planets
  • heaven

Also appears as swargam, swarga-parāḥ, swarga-lokam

In 4 verses

Chapter 1 2 of 18 chapters Chapter 18
  1. 2.32

    यदृच्छया चोपपन्नं स्वर्गद्वारमपावृतम्

    swarga — celestial abodes

    Such a battle has come to you unsought, an open door. Fortunate are the warriors who find it.

  2. 2.37

    हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्गं जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीम्

    swargam — celestial abodes

    Killed, you gain the higher world; victorious, you enjoy the earth. So stand up, son of Kunti, and resolve to fight.

  3. 2.42

    यामिमां पुष्पितां वाचं प्रवदन्त्यविपश्चितः

    swarga-parāḥ — aiming to achieve the heavenly planets

    Those of small understanding speak flowery words, delighting in the letter of the scriptures, and say there is nothing more —

  4. 9.21

    ते तं भुक्त्वा स्वर्गलोकं विशालं क्षीणे पुण्ये मर्त्यलोकं विशन्ति

    swarga-lokam — heaven

    Having enjoyed that wide heaven, their merit exhausted, they return to the world of mortals. Those who seek pleasure by following the rites come and go.