Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 5 — Karmaphala-Nirdeśa and Phalāśruti (कर्मफलनिर्देशः फलश्रुतिश्च)
आकर्णयय भक््त्या सततं जयाख्यं भारतं महत् । श्रीक्ष कीर्तिस्तथा विद्या भवन्ति सहिता: सदा
ākarṇayati bhaktyā satataṃ jayākhyaṃ bhārataṃ mahat | śrīḥ kīrtis tathā vidyā bhavanti sahitāḥ sadā ||
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ຜູ້ໃດຟັງດ້ວຍສັດທາ ແລະຟັງຢູ່ເປັນນິດ ຕໍ່ “ພາຣະຕະ” ອັນຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ນີ້ ທີ່ເອີ້ນວ່າ “ຊະຍະ” ຄວາມຮຸ່ງເຮືອງ, ຊື່ສຽງດີ, ແລະຄວາມຮູ້ ຈະສະຖິດຢູ່ກັບເຂົາພ້ອມກັນເສມອ».
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Devotional listening to the Mahābhārata (as ‘Jaya’) is presented as a meritorious practice whose fruit is a harmonious triad: prosperity (śrī), reputation (kīrti), and learning (vidyā).
In the closing context of the epic, Vaiśaṃpāyana delivers a phalaśruti-style statement, praising the benefit of regularly hearing the Bhārata and affirming the auspicious results for the listener.