Shloka 64
अध्याय २८१ — दानधर्मः, न्यायागतधनम्, ऋणत्रय-परिशोधनं च
Dāna ethics, lawful wealth, and settling obligations
ये तु शक्रकथां दिव्यामिमां पर्वसु पर्वसु । विप्रमध्ये वदिष्यन्ति न ते प्राप्स्न्ति किल्बिषम्
ye tu śakrakathāṃ divyām imāṃ parvasu parvasu | vipramadhye vadiṣyanti na te prāpsyanti kilbiṣam ||
ਭੀਸ਼ਮ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਜੋ ਲੋਕ ਹਰ ਪੁਰਬ ਦੇ ਮੌਕੇ ਤੇ ਵਿਦਵਾਨ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣਾਂ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਰ (ਇੰਦਰ) ਬਾਰੇ ਇਹ ਦਿਵ੍ਯ ਕਥਾ ਪੜ੍ਹਨਗੇ, ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਪਾਪ ਨਹੀਂ ਲੱਗੇਗਾ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Reciting a sacred, dharma-aligned narrative (here, the divine account of Śakra/Indra) in a proper setting—among learned brāhmaṇas and on auspicious occasions—is presented as a purifying act that prevents the accrual of moral demerit (kilbiṣa).
Bhīṣma concludes or endorses the religious efficacy of a particular ‘Śakra-kathā’, stating that those who regularly expound it at parvan occasions in an assembly of brāhmaṇas are protected from sin.