Shloka 47
कुरुवंशप्रश्नः—दुःषन्तस्य राजधर्मवर्णनम्
Kuru Lineage Inquiry and the Portrait of King Duḥṣanta’s Rule
शृण्वज्छाद्ध: पुण्यशील: श्रावयंश्वेदमद्भुतम् । नर: फलमवाप्रोति राजसूयाश्ब॒मेधयो:,जो पुण्यात्मा मनुष्य श्रद्धापूर्वक इस अद्भुत इतिहासको सुनता और सुनाता है, वह राजसूय तथा अश्वमेध यज्ञका फल पाता है
śṛṇvan śrāddhaḥ puṇyaśīlaḥ śrāvayaṃś cेदam adbhutam | naraḥ phalam avāpnoti rājasūyāśvamedhayoḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Wer in Glauben und tugendhafter Gesinnung diese wunderbare heilige Geschichte hört und sie auch anderen vorträgt, erlangt ein Verdienst, das dem der Opfer Rājasūya und Aśvamedha gleichkommt.“
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Faithful listening to, and conscientious recitation of, a dharmic sacred history is itself a high religious act; it yields merit comparable to the greatest royal sacrifices (Rājasūya and Aśvamedha), emphasizing inner devotion and ethical transmission over mere ritual grandeur.
The narrator Vaiśampāyana states a phalaśruti (statement of benefits): he declares the spiritual reward for those who hear this wondrous account and also make others hear it, thereby encouraging attentive reception and responsible teaching of the epic.