Shloka 10
Go-dāna-phala-nirdeśa
Merit and Destinations from the Gift of Cows
स्वधीतस्यापि च फल दृश्यतेअमुत्र चेह च । इहलोके<थवा नित्यं ब्रह्मलोके च मोदते,वेदोंके स्वाध्यायका फल भी इहलोक और परलोकमें भी देखा जाता है। स्वाध्यायशील द्विज इहलोक और ब्रह्मलोकमें भी सदा आनन्द भोगता है
svadhītasyāpi ca phalaṃ dṛśyate ’mutra ceha ca | ihaloke ’thavā nityaṃ brahmaloke ca modate ||
قال بهيشما: «إن ثمرة السْفَادْهْيَايَا (svādhyāya: التلاوة والدراسة الذاتية للفيدا) تُرى هنا في هذا العالم، وتُرى هناك في العالم الآخر. والـدْفِيجا (المولود مرتين) المواظب على التلاوة اليومية يظلّ في سرور دائم—سواء في هذه الدار أو في عالم براهما (Brahmaloka).»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Regular self-study/recitation of sacred learning (svādhyāya) yields tangible benefits in this life—clarity, discipline, right conduct—and also leads to higher posthumous well-being, symbolized by joy in Brahmaloka.
In Anushasana Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira by praising svādhyāya: he states that its results are visible both in the present world and in the hereafter, and that the devoted dvija rejoices in both realms.