Brahma Purana — Bondage Through the Guṇas: Transmigration, Misidentification, and Ascetic Practices, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

धीमांश् चायं न भवति नृप एवं हि जायते षोडशी तु कला सूक्ष्मा स सोम उपधार्यताम् //

Translation

This verse (no. 57) praises the fruits of practicing dharma and offering worship with loving devotion, leading to a благоприят destiny and prosperity.

Speaker

• A teaching sage addressing a king (explicit vocative: nṛpa)