SB 5.2.22 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

आग्नीध्रो राजातृप्त: कामानामप्सरसमेवानुदिनमधिमन्यमानस्तस्या: सलोकतां श्रुतिभिरवारुन्ध यत्र पितरो मादयन्ते ॥ २२ ॥

Verse text

āgnīdhro rājātṛptaḥ kāmānām apsarasam evānudinam adhi-manyamānas tasyāḥ salokatāṁ śrutibhir avārundha yatra pitaro mādayante.

Synonyms

āgnīdhraḥ — Āgnīdhra ; rājā — the King ; atṛptaḥ — not satisfied ; kāmānām — with sense gratification ; apsarasam — the celestial woman (Pūrvacitti) ; eva — certainly ; anudinam — day after day ; adhi — exceedingly ; manyamānaḥ — thinking of ; tasyāḥ — of her ; sa — lokatām — promotion to the same planet ; śrutibhiḥ — by the Vedas ; avārundha — got ; yatra — where ; pitaraḥ — the forefathers ; mādayante — take pleasure .

Translation

After Pūrvacitti’s departure, King Āgnīdhra, his lusty desires not at all satisfied, always thought of her. Therefore, in accordance with the Vedic injunctions, the King, after his death, was promoted to the same planet as his celestial wife. That planet, which is called Pitṛloka, is where the pitās, the forefathers, live in great delight.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

By actions in accordance with the Vedic injunctions, King Āgnīdhra, always thinking of her with great desire, was promoted to the same planet as his celestial wife, where the Pitṛs live in great delight. He thought of her with great desire (kāmānām). By performing actions according to the Vedas (śrutibhiḥ), he attains her planet, where the Pitrṣ enjoy (mādayante)

Purport

If one always thinks of something, he certainly gets a related body after death. Mahārāja Āgnīdhra was always thinking of Pitṛloka, the place where his wife had returned. Therefore after his death he achieved that same planet, probably to live with her again. Bhagavad-gītā also says: yaṁ yaṁ vāpi smaran bhāvaṁ tyajaty ante kalevaram taṁ tam evaiti kaunteya sadā tad-bhāva-bhāvitaḥ “Whatever state of being one remembers when he quits his body, that state he will attain without fail.” ( Bg. 8.6 ) We can naturally conclude that if we always think of Kṛṣṇa or become fully Kṛṣṇa conscious, we can be promoted to the planet of Goloka Vṛndāvana, where Kṛṣṇa eternally lives.