Shloka 64
अध्याय २८१ — दानधर्मः, न्यायागतधनम्, ऋणत्रय-परिशोधनं च
Dāna ethics, lawful wealth, and settling obligations
ये तु शक्रकथां दिव्यामिमां पर्वसु पर्वसु । विप्रमध्ये वदिष्यन्ति न ते प्राप्स्न्ति किल्बिषम्
ye tu śakrakathāṃ divyām imāṃ parvasu parvasu | vipramadhye vadiṣyanti na te prāpsyanti kilbiṣam ||
ಭೀಷ್ಮನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಪ್ರತಿ ಪರ್ವದ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲೂ ಪಂಡಿತ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣರ ಮಧ್ಯೆ ಶಕ್ರ (ಇಂದ್ರ)ನ ಈ ದಿವ್ಯ ಕಥೆಯನ್ನು ಪಠಿಸುವವರು ಯಾವುದೇ ಪಾಪವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯರು.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Reciting a sacred, dharma-aligned narrative (here, the divine account of Śakra/Indra) in a proper setting—among learned brāhmaṇas and on auspicious occasions—is presented as a purifying act that prevents the accrual of moral demerit (kilbiṣa).
Bhīṣma concludes or endorses the religious efficacy of a particular ‘Śakra-kathā’, stating that those who regularly expound it at parvan occasions in an assembly of brāhmaṇas are protected from sin.