Shloka 22
Umā’s Inquiry and the Manifestation of the Third Eye (उमा–प्रश्नः तृतीयनेत्रोत्पत्तिः)
यश्चेदं पाण्डवाख्यानं पठेत् पर्वणि पर्वणि । स देवलोकं सम्प्राप्य नन्दने स सुखी वसेत्
yaś cedaṃ pāṇḍavākhyānaṃ paṭhet parvaṇi parvaṇi | sa devalokaṃ samprāpya nandane sa sukhī vaset |
Bhīṣma berkata: “Wahai putera Pāṇḍu, sesiapa yang membaca kisah para Pāṇḍava ini pada setiap parvan (hari perayaan/ketika suci) akan mencapai alam para dewa; dan setelah tiba di Nandana—taman syurga Indra—dia akan tinggal di sana dengan bahagia.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Regular recitation of the Pāṇḍavas’ story is presented as a dharmic practice that generates puṇya, culminating in a blessed destiny—attainment of devaloka and joyful residence in Indra’s Nandana grove.
Bhīṣma concludes with a phalaśruti-style assurance: he states the spiritual reward for one who repeatedly reads/recites this Pāṇḍava narrative on each parvan (sacred occasion), promising heavenly attainment and happiness in Nandana.