गृहस्थकर्त्तव्यानिThe duties of the householder
Verse 63
जलाशयाश्च वृक्षाश्च विश्रामगृहमध्वनि । सेतुः प्रतिष्ठितो येन तेन लोकत्रयं जितम् ॥ ६३ ॥
jalāśayāśca vṛkṣāśca viśrāmagṛhamadhvani | sētuḥ pratiṣṭhitō yēna tēna lōkatrayaṁ jitam || 63 ||
Translation
He by whom reservoirs, trees, a rest-house on the road and a bridge are established has conquered the three worlds.
Word by word
- jala
- water
- āśayāś
- (āśayāḥ) reservoirs
- ca
- and
- vṛkṣāś
- (vṛkṣāḥ) trees
- viśrāma
- rest
- gṛham
- (gṛham) a house
- adhvani
- on the road
- sētuḥ
- a bridge
- pratiṣṭhitō
- (pratiṣṭhitaḥ) established
- yēna
- by whom
- tēna
- by him
- lōka
- worlds
- trayaṁ
- the three
- jitam
- have been conquered
Meaning
A series of verses (63 to 69) ends with the refrain "he has conquered the three worlds": earth, the middle region and heaven, that is, every reward. The first is public works: water tanks, planted trees, travellers' shelters, bridges. The traditional "pūrta" works, merit gained by serving the public, are given the highest praise.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 61.