Shloka 30
Adhyāya 199: Karma–Jñāna Causality and the Nirguṇa Brahman
Manu’s Instruction
यम उवाच तपसोअ<स्य सुतप्तस्य तथा सुचरितस्य च । फलप्राप्तिस्तव श्रेष्ठा यमो<हं त्वामुपब्रुवे
yama uvāca tapaso 'sya sutaptasya tathā sucaritasya ca | phalaprāptis tava śreṣṭhā yamo 'haṃ tvām upabrūve ||
ヤマは言った。「バラモンよ、汝がよく修し、最後まで耐え抜いた苦行（タパス）と、また汝の善き行いによって、汝はすぐれた果報を得た。私はヤマである。このことを、私自ら汝に告げる。」
यम उवाच
Educational Q&A
True spiritual reward arises from both disciplined austerity (tapas) and sustained good conduct (sucarita). The verse links inner effort and ethical behavior to the rightful attainment of results (phala).
Yama identifies himself and directly addresses the interlocutor, affirming that the person’s well-performed austerities and virtuous conduct have borne an excellent fruit, thereby authoritatively validating the moral-spiritual outcome.