Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 63
Bhāgavata-Māhātmya and the Complete Summary of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
ऋचो यजूंषि सामानि द्विजोऽधीत्यानुविन्दते । मधुकुल्या घृतकुल्या: पय:कुल्याश्च तत्फलम् ॥ ६३ ॥
ṛco yajūṁṣi sāmāni dvijo ’dhītyānuvindate madhu-kulyā ghṛta-kulyāḥ payaḥ-kulyāś ca tat phalam
By studying the Bhāgavatam, a brāhmaṇa attains the same fruit as from studying the hymns of the Ṛg, Yajur, and Sāma Vedas—like gaining rivers of honey, ghee, and milk.
FAQs
In this verse, Śukadeva states that a brāhmaṇa who studies the Ṛg, Yajur, and Sāma Vedas gains the described fruit—symbolically expressed as streams of honey, ghee, and milk.
He presents a traditional phala-śruti style result, using images of abundance and purity (honey, ghee, milk) to indicate the auspicious rewards attributed to proper Vedic learning.
It encourages disciplined study and reverence for śāstra; a devotee can apply it by regularly learning authentic scriptures and using that learning to cultivate purity, gratitude, and devotion.