Shloka 49
Śākadvīpa–Pramāṇa–Varṇana
Measurements and Description of Śākadvīpa
तस्मादाश्व॒स कौरव्य पुत्र दुर्योधन प्रति । इस जगत्का स्वरूप कैसा है और इसका निर्माण किस प्रकार हुआ है, ये सब बातें मैंने शास्त्रोक्त रीतिसे बतायी हैं; अतः कुरुनन्दन! आप अपने पुत्र दुर्योधनकी ओरसे निश्चिन्त रहिये || ४८ $ ।।
sañjaya uvāca | tasmād āśvasa kauravya putra duryodhana prati | idaṃ jagataḥ svarūpaṃ kīdṛśaṃ ca tasya nirmāṇaṃ kathaṃ kṛtam iti sarvaṃ mayā śāstroktarītyā kathitam | ataḥ kurunandana tvam ātmanaḥ putraṃ duryodhanaṃ prati niścintaḥ bhava || śrutvedaṃ bharataśreṣṭha bhūmiparva manonugam | yo rājā bhūmiparvaṃ manoyogapūrvakaṃ śṛṇoti sa śrī-sampannaḥ saphala-manorathaḥ śreṣṭha-puruṣaiḥ saṃmānitaś ca bhavati; tasya bala-āyuḥ-kīrti-tejāṃsi vardhante ||
サンジャヤは言った。「それゆえ、カウラヴァよ、汝の子ドゥルヨーダナのことは安心されよ。私は聖典（シャーストラ）の教える作法に従い、この世界の本性と、その創成がいかに成ったかを説き明かした。ゆえに、クル族の歓びよ、ドゥルヨーダナのための憂いを捨てられよ。 バーラタのうち最勝の者よ、この『ブーミ・パルヴァン』（大地／世界についての説示）を心をこめて聴く者—とりわけ王—は、繁栄に恵まれ、願いは成就し、高貴なる人々に敬われ、力・寿命・名声・光輝が増大する。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage affirms śāstra-grounded understanding of the world’s nature and origin, and then gives a phalaśruti: attentive listening to such dharmic/cosmological instruction brings prosperity, honor, and growth in strength, lifespan, fame, and splendor—especially relevant for rulers who must act from steadiness rather than anxiety.
Sañjaya addresses Dhṛtarāṣṭra, urging him to stop worrying about Duryodhana, since the preceding exposition has already been delivered according to scriptural tradition. He then concludes by praising the benefits gained by those who listen attentively to this discourse (called here ‘Bhūmi-parvan’).