Shloka 30
Adhyāya 199: Karma–Jñāna Causality and the Nirguṇa Brahman
Manu’s Instruction
यम उवाच तपसोअ<स्य सुतप्तस्य तथा सुचरितस्य च । फलप्राप्तिस्तव श्रेष्ठा यमो<हं त्वामुपब्रुवे
yama uvāca tapaso 'sya sutaptasya tathā sucaritasya ca | phalaprāptis tava śreṣṭhā yamo 'haṃ tvām upabrūve ||
যমে ক’লে—হে ব্ৰাহ্মণ, তোমাৰ সুসম্পন্ন আৰু সম্পূৰ্ণ সহিত তপস্যা, লগতে তোমাৰ শুভ আচৰণৰ ফলত তুমি শ্ৰেষ্ঠ ফল লাভ কৰিছা। মই যম; এই কথা মই নিজেই তোমাক ক’লোঁ।
यम उवाच
Educational Q&A
True spiritual reward arises from both disciplined austerity (tapas) and sustained good conduct (sucarita). The verse links inner effort and ethical behavior to the rightful attainment of results (phala).
Yama identifies himself and directly addresses the interlocutor, affirming that the person’s well-performed austerities and virtuous conduct have borne an excellent fruit, thereby authoritatively validating the moral-spiritual outcome.