Shloka 8
भूमिदान-प्रसङ्गः । काश्यपी-पृथिवी तथा उतथ्य-वरुण-संवादः
Land-gift episode; Pṛthivī Kāśyapī; Utathya–Varuṇa dispute
विष्णुरुवाच धर्मगुह्मानि सर्वाणि देवतानां महात्मनाम् | ऋषीणां चैव गुह्मानि यः पठेदाह्विकं सदा
viṣṇur uvāca dharmaguhyāni sarvāṇi devatānāṁ mahātmanām | ṛṣīṇāṁ caiva guhyāni yaḥ paṭhed āhvikam sadā ||
ഭഗവാൻ വിഷ്ണു പറഞ്ഞു—ദേവന്മാരും മഹാത്മ ഋഷിമാരും ഉപദേശിച്ച ധർമ്മസംബന്ധിയായ ഈ എല്ലാ ഗൂഢരഹസ്യങ്ങളും ആരെങ്കിലും നിത്യമായി പാരായണം ചെയ്യുകയോ,
स्कन्द उवाच
Educational Q&A
Regular engagement with profound dharma-teachings—through daily recitation or faithful listening with a focused, non-critical mind—brings protection from impediments (vighna) and freedom from fear, emphasizing disciplined practice and reverent receptivity.
Within the Anuśāsana Parva’s instructional setting, a divine authority (Viṣṇu) is presented as endorsing the daily study/hearing of the sages’ and gods’ dharma-secrets, promising practical spiritual fruit: obstacles lose their force and fear does not arise.