Shloka 4
Phala of Vrata, Niyama, Svādhyāya, Dama, Satya, Brahmacarya, and Service (व्रत-नियम-स्वाध्याय-दम-सत्य-ब्रह्मचर्य-शुश्रूषा-फलप्रश्नः)
समाप्ते नियमे तस्मिन् महर्षि: पुत्रमब्रवीत् | उपस्पर्शनसक्तस्य स्वाध्यायाभिरतस्य च
bhīṣma uvāca | samāpte niyame tasmin maharṣiḥ putram abravīt | upasparśana-saktasya svādhyāyābhiratasya ca |
ພີສະມະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ເມື່ອການຖືວິນັຍນັ້ນສຳເລັດແລ້ວ ມະຫາິສີໄດ້ກ່າວກັບລູກຊາຍວ່າ: ‘ລູກເອີຍ, ໃນຂະນະທີ່ຂ້າມຸ່ງໝັ້ນການຊຳລະພິທີ ແລະຫມົດໃຈໃນການສະວາດຍາຍ (ສວດພຣະເວດ), ຂ້າໄດ້ຮວບຮວມໄມ້ເຊື້ອໄຟ, ຫຍ້າກຸສະ (kuśa), ດອກໄມ້, ໝໍ້ນ້ຳ, ແລະເຄື່ອງອາຫານອຸດົມ ໄວ້ທີ່ຝັ່ງແມ່ນ້ຳ. ແລ້ວຂ້າກໍລືມມັນທັງໝົດ ແລະມາຢູ່ນີ້. ບັດນີ້ ເຈົ້າຈົ່ງໄປທີ່ຝັ່ງນ້ຳ ແລະນຳຂອງທັງໝົດນັ້ນມາທີ່ນີ້’»។
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined observance (niyama) and the primacy of sacred duties like purification and Vedic recitation, while also showing that practical responsibilities remain—one must complete what has been arranged for a rite, often through orderly delegation and obedience within the family/āśrama setting.
After completing a religious observance, a sage tells his son that he had placed ritual materials and provisions on the riverbank before bathing and reciting the Veda, but then forgot them and left; he instructs the son to go to the riverbank and bring the items back.