Shloka 19
Indra-vijaya Upākhyāna and Śalya’s Assurance to Yudhiṣṭhira (इन्द्रविजयोपाख्यानम् — शल्ययुधिष्ठिरसंवादः)
आख्यानमिन्द्रविजयं य इदं नियत: पठेत् । धूतपाप्मा जितस्वर्ग: परत्रेह च मोदते
ākhyānam indravijayaṃ ya idaṃ niyataḥ paṭhet | dhūtapāpmā jitasvargaḥ paratreha ca modate ||
ଯେ ପୁରୁଷ ନିୟମନିଷ୍ଠ ହୋଇ ‘ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରବିଜୟ’ ନାମକ ଏହି ଆଖ୍ୟାନ ପଢ଼େ, ସେ ପାପମୁକ୍ତ ହୁଏ; ସ୍ୱର୍ଗକୁ ଜୟ କରେ ଏବଂ ଇହଲୋକ ଓ ପରଲୋକ—ଉଭୟେ ଆନନ୍ଦ କରେ।
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Disciplined engagement with a dharmic narrative—here, the ‘Indravijaya’ episode—purifies the mind and conduct (symbolized as removal of sin) and leads to well-being in both present life and the hereafter.
Śalya concludes the episode with a phalaśruti: he states the spiritual and ethical benefits promised to a person who recites this ‘Indra’s Victory’ account with self-restraint and regular observance.