Shloka 34
Keśava-tattva-kathana
On the Principle of Keśava: Cosmogony and Divine Epithets
एतत् फलं जापकानां गतिकश्नैषा प्रकीर्तिता । यथाश्रुतं महाराज कि भूय: श्रोतुमिच्छसि
etat phalaṁ jāpākānāṁ gatiś ca eṣā prakīrtitā | yathāśrutaṁ mahārāja kiṁ bhūyaḥ śrotum icchasi ||
ភីष្មបាននិយាយថា៖ «នេះហើយជាផលរង្វាន់របស់អ្នកដែលឧស្សាហ៍ជបៈ (japa) ហើយនេះជាគន្លងវាសនាដែលបានប្រកាសសម្រាប់ពួកគេ។ ឱ ព្រះមហាក្សត្រដ៏អធិការ! ខ្ញុំបានរៀបរាប់តាមដែលខ្ញុំបានឮ; តើព្រះองค์ចង់ស្តាប់អ្វីទៀត?»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma emphasizes that disciplined japa yields a definite spiritual ‘fruit’ and ‘gati’ (destiny), and he presents his teaching as faithful to received tradition (yathāśrutam), highlighting humility and accuracy in dharma-instruction.
After explaining the benefits and spiritual destination of japa-practitioners, Bhishma concludes his account and invites Yudhiṣṭhira to ask what further instruction he wants, marking a transition point in the ongoing dharma discourse of the Śānti Parva.