Shloka 92
महाभारतमाख्यान क्षितिं गां च सरस्वतीम् । ब्राह्मणान् केशवं चैव कीर्तयन् नावसीदति
mahābhāratam ākhyānaṃ kṣitiṃ gāṃ ca sarasvatīm | brāhmaṇān keśavaṃ caiva kīrtayan nāvasīdati ||
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ຜູ້ໃດທີ່ສວດທ່ອງ ແລະສັນລະເສີນເປັນນິດ “ມະຫາພາຣະຕະ” ອັນເປັນປະຫວັດສັກສິດ ພ້ອມດ້ວຍຄວາມເຄົາລົບຕໍ່ແຜ່ນດິນ, ງົວ, ແມ່ນ້ຳສະຣັສວະຕີ, ພຣາຫມະນະ, ແລະ ເກສະວະ (ພຣະສີກຣິດສະນະ) ຜູ້ນັ້ນບໍ່ຈົມລົງໃນຄວາມວິບັດ».
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sustained remembrance and praise of dharmic pillars—scriptural narrative (Mahābhārata), earth, cow, Sarasvatī (learning/speech), brāhmaṇas (guardians of Veda), and Kṛṣṇa—stabilizes a person ethically and spiritually, preventing them from ‘sinking’ into adversity.
In the closing context of the Svargārohaṇa Parva, Vaiśampāyana delivers a phalaśruti-style assurance: honoring and reciting the Mahābhārata and venerating key supports of dharma brings protection and well-being, serving as a concluding exhortation to the listener.