Shloka 39
Brāhmaṇa-mahattva and Atithi-Dharma
Brahmagītā: Praise of Brāhmaṇas and norms of honor
इदं वृत्तं हि राजर्षेर्वृषदर्भस्य कीर्तयन् । पूतात्मा वै भवेत् लोके शृणुयाद् यश्च नित्यश:
idaṃ vṛttaṃ hi rājarṣer vṛṣadarbhasya kīrtayan | pūtātmā vai bhavet loke śṛṇuyād yaś ca nityaśaḥ ||
Oh sabio real: quien recita con constancia este episodio del rey vidente Vṛṣadarbha—o lo escucha sin faltar—queda purificado en este mundo.
श्येन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Regularly narrating (kīrtana) or listening (śravaṇa) to a dharmic episode—here, the account of the royal sage Vṛṣadarbha—purifies one’s inner self (pūtātmā) even in this life, emphasizing moral transformation through engagement with righteous history.
Śyena states the fruit (phalaśruti) of the preceding account: whoever continually recounts or hears the episode concerning the royal sage Vṛṣadarbha attains purification, marking the story as ethically efficacious when remembered, told, and heard.