Shloka 29
तृतीयं पारणं प्राप्प द्वादशाहफलं लभेत् । वसत्यमरसंकाशो वर्षाण्ययुतशो दिवि
tṛtīyaṃ pāraṇaṃ prāpya dvādaśāhaphalaṃ labhet | vasaty amarasaṅkāśo varṣāṇy ayutaśo divi ||
Vaiśampāyana disse: “Tendo concluído a terceira observância (pāraṇa), a pessoa alcança mérito igual ao de um rito sacrificial de doze dias. Radiante como os imortais, habita no céu por dezenas de milhares de anos.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that disciplined completion of religious observances (pāraṇa) yields merit comparable to major Vedic sacrifices, emphasizing the ethical power of self-restraint and faithful fulfillment of vows.
Vaiśampāyana is describing the spiritual results of successive completed observances; here he states the reward for completing the third pāraṇa—attaining the fruit of a twelve-day sacrifice and long residence in heaven with godlike radiance.