Shloka 19
Indra-vijaya Upākhyāna and Śalya’s Assurance to Yudhiṣṭhira (इन्द्रविजयोपाख्यानम् — शल्ययुधिष्ठिरसंवादः)
आख्यानमिन्द्रविजयं य इदं नियत: पठेत् । धूतपाप्मा जितस्वर्ग: परत्रेह च मोदते,जो पुरुष नियमपरायण हो इस इन्द्रविजय नामक उपाख्यानका पाठ करता है, वह पापरहित हो स्वर्गपर विजय पाता तथा इहलोक और परलोकमें भी सुखी होता है
ākhyānam indravijayaṃ ya idaṃ niyataḥ paṭhet | dhūtapāpmā jitasvargaḥ paratreha ca modate ||
যে ব্যক্তি নিয়ম-সংযমে স্থিত হয়ে ‘ইন্দ্রবিজয়’ নামক এই আখ্যান পাঠ করে, সে পাপমুক্ত হয়; স্বর্গ জয় করে এবং ইহলোক ও পরলোক—উভয়ত্রই আনন্দ ভোগ করে।
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Disciplined engagement with a dharmic narrative—here, the ‘Indravijaya’ episode—purifies the mind and conduct (symbolized as removal of sin) and leads to well-being in both present life and the hereafter.
Śalya concludes the episode with a phalaśruti: he states the spiritual and ethical benefits promised to a person who recites this ‘Indra’s Victory’ account with self-restraint and regular observance.