Shloka 13
ययातिपतन-कारणम् (The Cause of Yayāti’s Fall) — Nārada’s Counsel on Pride and Reconciliation
शतश: पुण्डरीका मे गोसवाश्चरिता: प्रभो । क्रतवो वाजपेयाश्व तेषां फलमवाप्लुहि
śataśaḥ puṇḍarīkā me gosavāś caritāḥ prabho | kratavo vājapeyāś ca teṣāṃ phalam avāpluhi ||
Nārada said: “O Lord, I have performed hundreds of Puṇḍarīka rites, observed the Gosava vows, and offered the Vājapeya sacrifices. May you receive the fruit of them all. There is no jewel, no wealth, nor any possession of mine that has not already been used in sacrifice. By the power of this truth and righteous conduct, may you attain the heavenly world.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical power of satya (truthfulness) and dharmic action: ritual merit (yajña-phala) is grounded in sincere, righteous conduct and generous offering, and such integrity is portrayed as a cause for attaining svarga.
Nārada addresses a revered ‘Lord’ and declares that he has performed many major sacrifices and used up his valuables in them; he then offers or dedicates the accumulated merit (phala) of those rites to the addressee, blessing him to reach heaven through the force of that truthful merit.