Shloka 3
मनुरुवाच — इन्द्रिय-मनः-ज्ञान-क्रमः
Manu on the hierarchy of senses, mind, and knowledge
जापकानां फलावाप्तिं श्रोतुमिच्छामि भारत । किंफलं जपतामुक्तं क्व वा तिष्ठन्ति जापका:
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | jāpākānāṃ phalāvāptiṃ śrotum icchāmi bhārata | kiṃphalaṃ japatām uktaṃ kva vā tiṣṭhanti jāpakāḥ || bhīṣma uvāca | rājan sāvadhānaḥ śṛṇu jāpākānāṃ gatiṃ prabho | yathoktapūrvaṃ yaḥ pūrvaṃ na anutiṣṭhati jāpakaḥ | ekadeśakriyaś cātra nirayaṃ sa ca gacchati ||
ユディシュティラは言った。「バーラタよ、ジャパを行う者がいかにしてその果を得るのかを聞きたい。聖なる句を反復する者にどのような果報が説かれ、またジャパの行者はどの世界に住するのか。」 ビーシュマは答えた。「王よ、私がジャパ行者の行き先を述べるのを心して聞け。先に定められた規律に従わず、ここで部分的な行だけを行う者——名ばかりのジャーパカ——は地獄へ赴く。」
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Japa is not merely mechanical repetition; it must be performed in accordance with the prescribed discipline. Claiming the status of a jāpaka while observing only a fragment of the rules leads to negative karmic consequences, described here as falling into niraya.
Yudhiṣṭhira asks Bhīṣma about the fruits and destinations of those who practice japa. Bhīṣma begins his reply by warning that a practitioner who does not follow the earlier-stated rules fully, and performs only partial observances, meets an unfortunate post-mortem fate.