Shloka 36
दानफलप्रकरणम् — उपानहदानं, तिलदानं, भूमिदानं, गोदानं, अन्नदानं च
Gifts and Their Stated Results: Footwear, Sesame, Land, Cows, and Food
य इमां व्याद्वतिं वेद ब्राह्मणो वेदसम्मिताम् । भ्राद्धस्य क्रियमाणस्य ब्रह्म भूयं स गच्छति,जो ब्राह्मण श्राद्धकालमें पृथ्वीकी गायी हुई वेदसम्मत इस गाथाका पाठ करता है, वह ब्रह्मभावको प्राप्त होता है
ya imāṁ vyādvatīṁ veda brāhmaṇo vedasammitām | śrāddhasya kriyamāṇasya brahma bhūyaṁ sa gacchati ||
Bhishma berkata: Brāhmaṇa yang mengetahui dan melafazkan gāthā yang disahkan oleh Veda ini, bernama “Vyādvatī”, pada saat śrāddha sedang dilaksanakan, akan mencapai keadaan Brahman. Rangkap ini menegaskan bahawa upacara untuk leluhur menjadi pengangkat rohani apabila disertai bacaan suci yang berautoriti dan niat yang benar, melampaui sekadar pahala ritual menuju kesedaran yang berorientasikan pembebasan.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That śrāddha, when accompanied by Veda-approved sacred recitation (here, the ‘Vyādvatī’ gāthā) and performed in the proper ritual context, yields not only ritual merit but can become a means toward the highest spiritual attainment—reaching the state of Brahman.
Bhīṣma, in his instruction on dharma and rites, states the फल (spiritual result) of reciting a particular Veda-consistent gāthā during an ongoing śrāddha: the brāhmaṇa who knows/recites it attains brahma-bhāva.