Shloka 34
Keśava-tattva-kathana
On the Principle of Keśava: Cosmogony and Divine Epithets
एतत् फलं जापकानां गतिकश्नैषा प्रकीर्तिता । यथाश्रुतं महाराज कि भूय: श्रोतुमिच्छसि
etat phalaṁ jāpākānāṁ gatiś ca eṣā prakīrtitā | yathāśrutaṁ mahārāja kiṁ bhūyaḥ śrotum icchasi ||
भीष्म ने कहा—महाराज! मैंने जैसा सुना था, वैसा ही जप करने वालों को मिलने वाले इस फल और उनकी गति का वर्णन किया। अब आप और क्या सुनना चाहते हैं?
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma emphasizes that disciplined japa yields a definite spiritual ‘fruit’ and ‘gati’ (destiny), and he presents his teaching as faithful to received tradition (yathāśrutam), highlighting humility and accuracy in dharma-instruction.
After explaining the benefits and spiritual destination of japa-practitioners, Bhishma concludes his account and invites Yudhiṣṭhira to ask what further instruction he wants, marking a transition point in the ongoing dharma discourse of the Śānti Parva.