Shloka 19
Indra-vijaya Upākhyāna and Śalya’s Assurance to Yudhiṣṭhira (इन्द्रविजयोपाख्यानम् — शल्ययुधिष्ठिरसंवादः)
आख्यानमिन्द्रविजयं य इदं नियत: पठेत् । धूतपाप्मा जितस्वर्ग: परत्रेह च मोदते
ākhyānam indravijayaṃ ya idaṃ niyataḥ paṭhet | dhūtapāpmā jitasvargaḥ paratreha ca modate ||
जो पुरुष नियमपरायण होकर ‘इन्द्रविजय’ नामक इस उपाख्यान का पाठ करता है, वह पापरहित हो जाता है, स्वर्ग पर विजय पाता है और इस लोक तथा परलोक—दोनों में सुखी रहता है।
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Disciplined engagement with a dharmic narrative—here, the ‘Indravijaya’ episode—purifies the mind and conduct (symbolized as removal of sin) and leads to well-being in both present life and the hereafter.
Śalya concludes the episode with a phalaśruti: he states the spiritual and ethical benefits promised to a person who recites this ‘Indra’s Victory’ account with self-restraint and regular observance.