Shloka 176
Adhyāya 199: Karma–Jñāna Causality and the Nirguṇa Brahman
Manu’s Instruction
ब्राह्मणो5पि जपन्नास्ते दिव्यं वर्षशतं तथा । भीष्मजी कहते हैं--राजन्! ऐसा कहकर भगवती सावित्री देवी अपने धामको चली गयीं और ब्राह्मण भी दिव्य सौ वर्षोतक पूर्ववत् जपमें संलग्न रहा
brāhmaṇo 'pi japann āste divyaṁ varṣaśataṁ tathā |
ພີສະມະ ກ່າວວ່າ: “ໂອ ພຣະຣາຊາ! ເມື່ອກ່າວດັ່ງນັ້ນແລ້ວ ເທວີສາວິຕຣີຜູ້ຄວນເຄົາລົບ ກໍໄດ້ກັບໄປສູ່ຖິ່ນພໍ່ມະນະຂອງນາງ; ແລະພຣາຫມັນກໍນັ່ງຢູ່ ປະຕິບັດຊະປະ (japa) ດັ່ງເກົ່າ ຕໍ່ເນື່ອງໄປອີກໜຶ່ງຮ້ອຍປີທິບ (divya).”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches steadfastness in spiritual discipline: japa and tapas bear fruit through sustained, unwavering practice over long periods, reflecting self-control and commitment to dharma.
Bhīṣma narrates that the brāhmaṇa continues his mantra-recitation without interruption, remaining absorbed in japa for a ‘divine’ span of one hundred years, emphasizing continuity after a significant divine encounter in the surrounding story.