Shloka 24
Keśava-tattva-kathana
On the Principle of Keśava: Cosmogony and Divine Epithets
जापक ब्राह्मण एवं महाराज इक्ष्वाकुकी ऊर्ध्वगति योगस्य तावदेते भ्य: प्रत्यक्ष फलदर्शनम् । जापकानां विशिष्ट तु प्रत्युत्थानं समाहितम्,“योगियोंको जिस फलकी प्राप्ति होती है, वह इन सभासदोंने प्रत्यक्ष देखा है; किंतु जापकोंको उनसे भी श्रेष्ठ फल प्राप्त होता है, यह सूचित करनेके लिये ही मैंने उठकर तुम्हारा स्वागत किया है
jāpakabrāhmaṇa evaṁ mahārāja ikṣvākūki ūrdhvagatiyogasya tāvad ete bhyaḥ pratyakṣa-phala-darśanam | jāpakānāṁ viśiṣṭaṁ tu pratyutthānaṁ samāhitam |
Bhīṣma disse: “Ó rei, esta assembleia testemunhou diretamente os resultados manifestos do yoga que conduz para o alto (a estados mais elevados), tanto no caso do brāhmaṇa devotado ao japa quanto no caso do grande rei Ikṣvāku. Contudo, o fruto alcançado pelos que praticam japa é ainda superior. Foi precisamente para indicar essa excelência maior que me levantei e te ofereci uma saudação respeitosa.”
भीष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma highlights a hierarchy of spiritual attainments: while yogic accomplishment can be visibly evident, the merit and final fruit of disciplined japa is presented as even higher, and social honor (rising to greet) is used to signal that superior spiritual standing.
In the courtly setting, Bhishma addresses the king and refers to examples whose yogic results were witnessed by the assembly. He explains that his act of standing up to welcome the king was meant to indicate the exceptional status and fruit associated with japa-practitioners.