Canto 2: Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa ()Chapter 64: Daśaratha Gives up his Life in Remembrance of Lord RāmaText 2.64.48
Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 64: Daśaratha Gives up his Life in Remembrance of Lord Rāma
Text 2.64.48
स तु दिव्येन रूपेण मुनिपुत्रः स्वकर्मभिः।
स्वर्गमध्यारुहत्क्षिप्रं शक्रेण सह धर्मवित्॥
sa tu divyena rūpeṇa muni-putraḥ sva-karmabhiḥ
svargam adhyāruhat kṣipraṁ śakreṇa saha dharmavit
saḥ tu1 divyena rūpeṇa = in a celestial form; muni-putraḥ = the sage’s son; sva-karmabhiḥ = due to his pious activities; svargam = to Svarga; adhyāruhat = ascended; kṣipram = quickly; śakreṇa saha = along with Indra; dharmavit = who knew dharma.
In a celestial form, the sage’s son who knew dharma quickly ascended to Svarga due to his pious activities along with Indra.
1 Technical note: saḥ tu muni-putraḥ.
It can be inferred that Indra had arrived to take the son of the sage to Svarga.