Shloka 59
Atithi-prāpti and the Brāhmaṇa’s Deliberation on Triadic Dharma (अतिथिप्राप्तिः धर्मत्रयविचारश्च)
येन यः कल्पितो भाग: स तथा मामुपागतः । प्रीतो5हं प्रदिशाम्यद्य फलमावृत्तिलक्षणम्
yena yaḥ kalpito bhāgaḥ sa tathā mām upāgataḥ | prīto 'haṃ pradiśāmy adya phalam āvṛtti-lakṣaṇam ||
«Wahai para dewa! Bahagian yang masing-masing telah tetapkan untukku telah sampai kepadaku tepat sebagaimana ditentukan. Oleh sebab aku berkenan, pada hari ini aku mengurniakan kepada kamu suatu ganjaran yang bertanda ‘kembali’—buah kembalinya kamu kepada keadaan dan aturanmu yang sewajarnya.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Actions and allotments made according to order (bhāga) return their corresponding results; when what is due is properly received, a fitting fruit is bestowed—here described as a result marked by ‘return’ (āvṛtti), emphasizing karmic reciprocity and restoration to one’s proper course.
The speaker (Vaiśaṃpāyana, narrating) conveys that the deities’ assigned share has reached him exactly as intended; satisfied, he declares that he will now grant them a reward characterized by ‘return/recurrence’ (āvṛtti-lakṣaṇa phala).