Shloka 63
Gautama–Śakra Saṃvāda: Karma, Loka-bheda, and the Restoration of the Elephant
इदं यः शृणुयान्नित्यं यः पठेद्वा जितेन्द्रिय: । स याति ब्रह्मणो लोकं ब्राह्मणो गौतमो यथा
idaṁ yaḥ śṛṇuyān nityaṁ yaḥ paṭhed vā jitendriyaḥ | sa yāti brahmaṇo lokaṁ brāhmaṇo gautamo yathā ||
Sesiapa yang mengekang inderianya, yang mendengar kisah ini setiap hari—atau membacanya—akan pergi ke alam Brahmā, sebagaimana brāhmaṇa Gautama telah pergi.
गौतम उवाच
Educational Q&A
Daily hearing or recitation of a dharma-teaching, when paired with self-restraint (control of the senses), yields a high spiritual result—attainment of Brahmaloka—showing that disciplined practice and receptivity to dharma are transformative.
Gautama concludes the passage with a phalaśruti: he states the fruit of listening to or reciting the preceding account. He presents himself (Gautama) as the exemplar—one who reached Brahmaloka—thereby encouraging the audience to adopt the same disciplined practice.