Shloka 15
कुरुवंशप्रश्नः—दुःषन्तस्य राजधर्मवर्णनम्
Kuru Lineage Inquiry and the Portrait of King Duḥṣanta’s Rule
य इदं श्रावयेद् विद्वान् ये चेदं शृणुयुर्नरा: । ते ब्रह्मण: स्थानमेत्य प्राप्रुयुर्देवतुल्यताम्,जो विद्वान् इस आख्यानको सुनाता है और जो मनुष्य सुनते हैं, वे ब्रह्मतोकमें जाकर देवताओंके समान हो जाते हैं
ya idaṁ śrāvayed vidvān ye cedaṁ śṛṇuyur narāḥ | te brahmaṇaḥ sthānam etya prāpnuyur devatulyatām ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: Der Gelehrte, der diese heilige Erzählung vorträgt, und die Männer, die sie hören, gelangen zur Wohnstatt Brahmās und werden den Göttern gleich.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
That reverent transmission of dharma-texts—reciting them and listening attentively—is itself a powerful ethical-religious act (puṇya), said here to lead to exalted spiritual status: reaching Brahmā’s abode and becoming ‘god-like’.
Vaiśampāyana concludes or punctuates a section with a phalaśruti: he states the promised fruit for those who recite this account and those who hear it, thereby encouraging preservation, public recitation, and attentive listening.