Shloka 96
Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu
Gṛhastha-Vrata
इदं यः कथयेद् विद्वानहन्यहनि भारत । सुदर्शनस्य चरितं पुण्याँलल्लोकानवाप्रुयात्,भरतनन्दन! जो विद्दान् सुदर्शनके इस चरित्रका प्रतिदिन वर्णन करता है वह पुण्यलोकोंको प्राप्त होता है-
idaṁ yaḥ kathayed vidvān ahany ahani bhārata | sudarśanasya caritaṁ puṇyān lokān avāpnuyāt ||
ਹੇ ਭਾਰਤਨੰਦਨ! ਜੋ ਵਿਦਵਾਨ ਸुदਰਸ਼ਨ ਦੇ ਇਸ ਚਰਿਤ੍ਰ ਦਾ ਹਰ ਰੋਜ਼ ਵਰਣਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਪੁੰਨ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Regularly recounting the life and conduct of a dharmic exemplar (here, Sudarśana) is itself a virtuous discipline; it cultivates right values and yields spiritual merit, described as attaining puṇya-lokas.
Bhīṣma concludes or endorses the account of Sudarśana by stating its phala-śruti (benefit statement): a learned person who narrates this story daily gains access to meritorious realms.