Shloka 29
Adhyāya 32: Tāpasānāṃ Darśanaṃ — Ascetics Seek to Identify the Pāṇḍavas
स यशः प्राप्तुयाल्लोके परत्र च शुभां गतिम् । इतना ही नहीं
sa yaśaḥ prāptuyāl loke paratra ca śubhāṃ gatim | svādhyāyayuktā manujās tapoyuktāś ca bhārata bhārata |
Vaiśaṃpāyana berkata: “Sesiapa yang menyebabkan kisah ini didengarkan oleh para sarjana—sedang dia sendiri terunggul dalam kalangan yang mengetahui dharma—akan meraih kemasyhuran di dunia ini dan mencapai takdir yang diberkati di alam kemudian. Malah, dia akan bertemu semula dengan kaum kerabat yang dikasihi tanpa susah payah, dan tidak akan diganggu dukacita serta kesedihan.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage teaches that transmitting and hearing a dharma-centered narrative is itself a meritorious act: the learned narrator gains fame here and an auspicious destiny hereafter, while disciplined listeners—marked by self-study, austerity, charity, truthfulness, and non-violence—also attain an elevated spiritual end.
Vaiśaṃpāyana concludes a section by stating the fruits (phalaśruti) of reciting and listening to this ‘wondrous parvan’: the reciter earns worldly honor and otherworldly welfare, and virtuous hearers likewise gain the highest course, free from grief and reunited with loved ones.