Shloka 59
श्रवणमहिमा इमं महायुद्धमखं महात्मनो- र्धनंजयस्याधिरथेश्व यः पठेत् । स सम्यगिष्टस्य मखस्य यत् फलं तदाप्रुयात् संश्रवणाच्च भारत
śravaṇamahimā imaṃ mahāyuddhamakhaṃ mahātmano dhanaṃjayasya ādhiratheś ca yaḥ paṭhet | sa samyagiṣṭasya makhasya yat phalaṃ tad āpnuyāt saṃśravaṇāc ca bhārata ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。「高貴なるダナンジャヤ（アルジュナ）とアーディラタ（カルナ）に関わる、この大戦を、供犠（マカ）として構想された物語として誦し、あるいはただ聴聞する者は、正しく執り行われた供犠の果報そのものを得る。ゆえに、バーラタよ、規律ある儀礼の功徳は、ここでは敬虔なる聴聞によっても到達し得るのである。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the phalaśruti principle: reverent recitation or attentive listening to the Mahābhārata’s account of the war—understood as a sacrificial act—confers merit comparable to a properly performed ritual sacrifice, emphasizing accessible spiritual benefit through śravaṇa and pāṭha.
At the close of the episode, Vaiśampāyana states the benefit of hearing/reciting the account of the great battle between Arjuna (Dhanañjaya) and Karna (Ādhiratha), framing the war as a ‘makha’ (sacrifice) and promising the listener/reciter the fruit of a duly completed yajña.