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janamejaya uvāca | bhagavan kena vidhinā śrotavyaṃ bhārataṃ budhaḥ | phalaṃ kiṃ ke ca devāś ca pūjyā vai pāraṇeṣv iha |
Janamejaya disse: “Venerável senhor, por que método deve um sábio ouvir o Mahābhārata? Que fruto nasce de ouvi-lo? E, ao tempo de concluir as recitações (pāraṇa), quais divindades devem ser veneradas aqui?”
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames Mahābhārata-hearing as a disciplined religious act: one should know the proper procedure (vidhi), the intended spiritual outcome (phala), and the appropriate worship at completion (pāraṇa). It emphasizes that sacred narrative is not mere entertainment but a dharmic practice requiring reverence and right observance.
At the close of the epic, King Janamejaya turns to the sage-narrator and asks practical questions about how the Mahābhārata should be heard, what benefits it yields, and which deities should be honored during concluding rites—setting up instructions on the proper way to conduct and complete the recitation.