Shloka 13
सुवर्णष्ठीविनोपाख्यानम्
The Account of Suvarṇaṣṭhīvin
यृंजय उवाच प्रीती भवन्तौ यदि मे कृतमेतावता मम । एष एव परो लाभो निर्वत्तों मे महाफल:
Yṛñjaya uvāca—prīti bhavantau yadi me kṛtam etāvatā mama | eṣa eva paro lābho nirvṛtto me mahāphalaḥ ||
Yṛñjaya berkata: “Wahai Brahmana, jika kamu berdua berkenan dengan apa yang telah aku lakukan, maka dengan sebanyak ini pun aku menganggap diriku telah sempurna menunaikan tugas. Inilah semata-mata keuntungan tertinggi bagiku—suatu pencapaian besar yang berbuah.”
यृंजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents an ethical ideal: the highest ‘profit’ is not material reward but the sincere approval and contentment of worthy persons (here, honored elders/Brāhmaṇas). One should regard righteous service and the happiness of the respected as a complete and great fruition of one’s actions.
Yṛñjaya speaks to a Brahmin and addresses two honored persons together, saying that if they are pleased with his conduct, he considers his task fulfilled. He frames their satisfaction as his supreme attainment and the great fruit of his effort.