Shloka 8
Go-dāna-phala-nirdeśa
Merit and Destinations from the Gift of Cows
धर्मज्ञ पितामह! यह सब मैं यथावत् रूपसे जानना चाहता हूँ। इसके लिये मेरे मनमें बड़ी उत्कण्ठा है ।।
bhīṣma uvāca | yo vrataṃ vai yathoddiṣṭaṃ tathā sampratipadyate | akhaṇḍaṃ samyag ārabhya tasya lokāḥ sanātanāḥ ||
Bhīṣma dit : «Celui qui entreprend un vœu exactement tel qu’il est prescrit, et qui, l’ayant commencé comme il convient, le maintient sans rupture, celui-là atteint les mondes éternels. Cet enseignement souligne que le dharma ne se soutient pas par la seule intention, mais par une pratique fidèle et ininterrompue, conforme à la règle des Écritures.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A vow yields its full dharmic fruit when it is undertaken exactly as prescribed and maintained without interruption; steadfast, correct practice leads to enduring spiritual attainment (sanātana lokāḥ).
In Bhishma’s instruction to Yudhishthira within the Anushasana Parva’s dharma-discourse, he explains the consequence of properly observing vows: those who begin and keep them unbroken attain eternal realms.