Shloka 49
Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 5 — Karmaphala-Nirdeśa and Phalāśruti (कर्मफलनिर्देशः फलश्रुतिश्च)
आकर्णयय भक््त्या सततं जयाख्यं भारतं महत् । श्रीक्ष कीर्तिस्तथा विद्या भवन्ति सहिता: सदा
ākarṇayati bhaktyā satataṃ jayākhyaṃ bhārataṃ mahat | śrīḥ kīrtis tathā vidyā bhavanti sahitāḥ sadā ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana berkata: “Sesiapa yang sentiasa mendengar dengan penuh bhakti akan Bhārata yang agung ini, yang dikenali sebagai ‘Jaya’, maka kemakmuran, nama baik, dan ilmu akan sentiasa tinggal bersama dalam hidupnya.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Devotional listening to the Mahābhārata (as ‘Jaya’) is presented as a meritorious practice whose fruit is a harmonious triad: prosperity (śrī), reputation (kīrti), and learning (vidyā).
In the closing context of the epic, Vaiśaṃpāyana delivers a phalaśruti-style statement, praising the benefit of regularly hearing the Bhārata and affirming the auspicious results for the listener.