Shloka 28
Keśava-tattva-kathana
On the Principle of Keśava: Cosmogony and Divine Epithets
जापकार्थमयं यत्नो यदर्थ वयमागता: । कृतपूजाविमौ तुल्यौ त्वया तुल्यफलाविमौ
jāpākārtham ayaṁ yatno yadartha vayaṁ āgatāḥ | kṛtapūjāv imau tulyau tvayā tulyaphalāv imau ||
ភីෂ្មៈបាននិយាយថា៖ «ការខិតខំរបស់ព្រះអង្គនេះ គឺធ្វើឡើងដើម្បីផ្តល់សុគតិដល់ព្រះព្រាហ្មណ៍អ្នកជបនោះ។ នេះហើយដែលយើងក៏បានមកមើលផ្ទាល់។ ព្រះអង្គបានគោរពទាំងពីរដោយស្មើគ្នា ហេតុនេះទាំងពីរបានទៅដល់ស្ថានភាពដូចគ្នា ហើយបានចែករំលែកផលដូចព្រះអង្គ»។
भीष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Equal and sincere honor shown without bias yields equal spiritual fruit; intentional support of a devotee (here, a Brahmin devoted to japa) becomes a dharmic act that leads to auspicious destiny and shared merit.
Bhishma explains that the listener’s effort was aimed at ensuring the welfare (sadgati) of a japa-practicing Brahmin. He notes that they came to witness this act, and concludes that because the two individuals were honored equally, both attained an equal state and a reward comparable to that of the benefactor.