Shloka 41
Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 5 — Karmaphala-Nirdeśa and Phalāśruti (कर्मफलनिर्देशः फलश्रुतिश्च)
कार्ष्ण॑ वेदमिमं सर्व शृणुयाद् यः समाहित: । ब्रह्महत्यादिपापानां कोटिस्तस्य विनश्यति,जो एकाग्रचित होकर इस सम्पूर्ण “कार्ष्ण वेदैं” का श्रवण करता है उसके ब्रह्महत्या आदि करोड़ों पापोंका नाश हो जाता है
kārṣṇa vedaṃ imaṃ sarvaṃ śṛṇuyād yaḥ samāhitaḥ | brahmahatyādipāpānāṃ koṭis tasya vinaśyati ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Whoever, with a collected and one-pointed mind, listens to this entire Kārṣṇa-Veda—his countless sins, beginning with the grave sin of brahmin-slaying, are destroyed. The verse underscores the purifying power of attentive hearing and the ethical demand for inner concentration in receiving sacred teaching.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Attentive, concentrated listening to sacred instruction is presented as a potent means of inner purification, capable of destroying even vast accumulations of grave sins; the ethical emphasis is on samādhāna—mental composure and sincerity in receiving dharma.
Vaiśaṃpāyana, continuing his recitation, praises the fruit (phalaśruti) of hearing this ‘Kārṣṇa-Veda’ in full: the listener who is mentally focused gains cleansing from heavy demerit, highlighting the sanctity and authority of the discourse being transmitted.