Shloka 36
Gautama–Śakra Saṃvāda: Karma, Loka-bheda, and the Restoration of the Elephant
धृतराष्ट्र रवाच चातुर्मास्यिर्ये यजन्ते जना: सदा तथेष्टीनां दशशतं प्राप्तुवन्ति । ये चाग्निहोत्रं जुह्नति श्रद्दधाना यथाम्नायं त्रीणि वर्षाणि विप्रा:
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca—cāturmāsyair ye yajante janāḥ sadā tathā iṣṭīnāṃ daśaśataṃ prāptuvanti | ye cāgnihotraṃ juhvati śraddadhānā yathāmnāyaṃ trīṇi varṣāṇi viprāḥ |
ドリタラーシュトラは言った。「常にチャートゥルマーシャ祭を修し、それによって幾百幾千のイシュティ供犠に等しい功徳を得る者、また婆羅門であって、信をもってヴェーダの規定どおり三年のあいだ日々アグニホートラを捧げる者——かくのごとく戒めを守り、ダルマの重荷をよく担い、ヴェーダの道に堅く立つ者は、正しき大心の人と見なされ、ヴァルナの世界に至る。」
गौतम उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steady, faith-filled observance of Vedic duties—especially regular seasonal sacrifices and the daily Agnihotra performed according to injunction—constitutes a disciplined bearing of dharma and is presented as a cause for attaining exalted post-mortem realms such as Varuṇa’s world.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra speaks about the spiritual results of specific Vedic rites, describing how those who consistently perform Cāturmāsya sacrifices and maintain Agnihotra with śraddhā for an extended period are regarded as righteous and attain a divine realm.