Shloka 92
महाभारतमाख्यान क्षितिं गां च सरस्वतीम् । ब्राह्मणान् केशवं चैव कीर्तयन् नावसीदति,महाभारत नामक इतिहास, पृथ्वी, गौ, सरस्वती, ब्राह्मण और भगवान् श्रीकृष्णका कीर्तन करनेवाला मनुष्य कभी विपत्तिमें नहीं पड़ता
mahābhāratam ākhyānaṃ kṣitiṃ gāṃ ca sarasvatīm | brāhmaṇān keśavaṃ caiva kīrtayan nāvasīdati ||
Vaiśampāyana said: One who continually recites and praises the Mahābhārata—the sacred narrative—along with reverence for the earth, the cow, the river Sarasvatī, the brāhmaṇas, and Keśava (Śrī Kṛṣṇa), does not sink into calamity. The verse frames remembrance and honoring of these supports of dharma as a protective ethical discipline that steadies a person against misfortune.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sustained remembrance and praise of dharmic pillars—scriptural narrative (Mahābhārata), earth, cow, Sarasvatī (learning/speech), brāhmaṇas (guardians of Veda), and Kṛṣṇa—stabilizes a person ethically and spiritually, preventing them from ‘sinking’ into adversity.
In the closing context of the Svargārohaṇa Parva, Vaiśampāyana delivers a phalaśruti-style assurance: honoring and reciting the Mahābhārata and venerating key supports of dharma brings protection and well-being, serving as a concluding exhortation to the listener.