गीर्वाणगणगोष्ठीषु प्रवृत्ताः सङ्कथा मिथः । कदा लोकान्तरं धीरा कथं यास्यन्ति के कुतः ॥ १५ ॥
gīrvāṇagaṇagōṣṭhīṣu pravṛttāḥ saṅkathā mithaḥ | kadā lōkāntaraṁ dhīrā kathaṁ yāsyanti kē kutaḥ || 15 ||
Translation
In the gatherings of the hosts of the gods, talk went on among them: "When will the steadfast go to other worlds, and how, and which of them, and from where?"
Word by word
- gīrvāṇa
- of the gods
- gaṇa
- of the hosts
- gōṣṭhīṣu
- in the gatherings
- pravṛttāḥ
- went on
- saṅkathā
- talk
- mithaḥ
- among them
- kadā
- when
- lōka
- worlds
- antaraṁ
- other
- dhīrā
- the steadfast
- kathaṁ
- how
- yāsyanti
- will go
- kē
- which of them
- kutaḥ
- from where
Meaning
The gods watch with interest in where the dead will go. This is the question the whole tale of Līlā is about: after death, where does one go, and how? The coming sargas answer it for Vidūratha.