Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 8
भूमिदान-प्रसङ्गः । काश्यपी-पृथिवी तथा उतथ्य-वरुण-संवादः
Land-gift episode; Pṛthivī Kāśyapī; Utathya–Varuṇa dispute
विष्णुरुवाच धर्मगुह्मानि सर्वाणि देवतानां महात्मनाम् | ऋषीणां चैव गुह्मानि यः पठेदाह्विकं सदा
viṣṇur uvāca dharmaguhyāni sarvāṇi devatānāṁ mahātmanām | ṛṣīṇāṁ caiva guhyāni yaḥ paṭhed āhvikam sadā ||
قال ڤيشنو: «مَن يَتلو كلَّ يومٍ هذه التعاليمَ السرّيةَ في الدارما—التي علَّمها الآلهةُ والريشيّون ذوو النفوس العظيمة—أو يُصغي إليها بإيمان، منزَّهًا عن التلمّس للعيوب، ثابتَ الذهنِ موحَّدَ القصد، فلن تقهره العوائق، ولن يدنو منه خوف.»
स्कन्द उवाच
Educational Q&A
Regular engagement with profound dharma-teachings—through daily recitation or faithful listening with a focused, non-critical mind—brings protection from impediments (vighna) and freedom from fear, emphasizing disciplined practice and reverent receptivity.
Within the Anuśāsana Parva’s instructional setting, a divine authority (Viṣṇu) is presented as endorsing the daily study/hearing of the sages’ and gods’ dharma-secrets, promising practical spiritual fruit: obstacles lose their force and fear does not arise.