Shloka 8
भूमिदान-प्रसङ्गः । काश्यपी-पृथिवी तथा उतथ्य-वरुण-संवादः
Land-gift episode; Pṛthivī Kāśyapī; Utathya–Varuṇa dispute
विष्णुरुवाच धर्मगुह्मानि सर्वाणि देवतानां महात्मनाम् | ऋषीणां चैव गुह्मानि यः पठेदाह्विकं सदा
viṣṇur uvāca dharmaguhyāni sarvāṇi devatānāṁ mahātmanām | ṛṣīṇāṁ caiva guhyāni yaḥ paṭhed āhvikam sadā ||
Viṣṇu sprach: „Wer täglich diese geheimen Lehren des Dharma rezitiert — gelehrt von den Göttern und großherzigen Rishis — oder sie gläubig hört, frei von Fehlersuche und mit festem, einspitzigem Geist, den werden Hindernisse nicht überwältigen, und Furcht wird ihn nicht befallen.“
स्कन्द उवाच
Educational Q&A
Regular engagement with profound dharma-teachings—through daily recitation or faithful listening with a focused, non-critical mind—brings protection from impediments (vighna) and freedom from fear, emphasizing disciplined practice and reverent receptivity.
Within the Anuśāsana Parva’s instructional setting, a divine authority (Viṣṇu) is presented as endorsing the daily study/hearing of the sages’ and gods’ dharma-secrets, promising practical spiritual fruit: obstacles lose their force and fear does not arise.