Shloka 8
Go-dāna-phala-nirdeśa
Merit and Destinations from the Gift of Cows
धर्मज्ञ पितामह! यह सब मैं यथावत् रूपसे जानना चाहता हूँ। इसके लिये मेरे मनमें बड़ी उत्कण्ठा है ।। भीष्म उवाच यो व्रतं वै यथोद्दिष्टं तथा सम्प्रतिपद्यते । अखण्डं सम्यगारभ्य तस्य लोका: सनातना:,भीष्मजीने कहा--युथधिष्ठिर! जो मनुष्य शास्त्रोक्त विधिसे किसी व्रतको आरम्भ करके उसे अखण्डरूपसे निभा देते हैं, उन्हें सनातन लोकोंकी प्राप्ति होती है
bhīṣma uvāca | yo vrataṃ vai yathoddiṣṭaṃ tathā sampratipadyate | akhaṇḍaṃ samyag ārabhya tasya lokāḥ sanātanāḥ ||
Bhīṣma disse: “Quem assume um voto (vrata) exatamente como é prescrito e, tendo-o iniciado corretamente, o mantém sem interrupção—tal pessoa alcança os mundos eternos. Este ensinamento enfatiza que o dharma se sustenta não apenas pela intenção, mas pela prática fiel e contínua, conforme a regra das escrituras.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A vow yields its full dharmic fruit when it is undertaken exactly as prescribed and maintained without interruption; steadfast, correct practice leads to enduring spiritual attainment (sanātana lokāḥ).
In Bhishma’s instruction to Yudhishthira within the Anushasana Parva’s dharma-discourse, he explains the consequence of properly observing vows: those who begin and keep them unbroken attain eternal realms.