Shloka 13
सुवर्णष्ठीविनोपाख्यानम्
The Account of Suvarṇaṣṭhīvin
यृंजय उवाच प्रीती भवन्तौ यदि मे कृतमेतावता मम । एष एव परो लाभो निर्वत्तों मे महाफल:,सृंजयने कहा--ब्रह्मन्! यदि आप दोनों प्रसन्न हैं तो मैं इतनेसे ही कृतकृत्य हो गया। यही हमारे लिये महान् फलदायक परम लाभ सिद्ध हो गया
Yṛñjaya uvāca—prīti bhavantau yadi me kṛtam etāvatā mama | eṣa eva paro lābho nirvṛtto me mahāphalaḥ ||
यृञ्जय उवाच— ब्रह्मन्, यदि मे कृतमेतावता भवन्तौ प्रीतौ, तर्ह्यहं तावता एव कृतकृत्योऽस्मि। एष एव मे परो लाभो निर्वृत्तो महाफलः॥
यृंजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents an ethical ideal: the highest ‘profit’ is not material reward but the sincere approval and contentment of worthy persons (here, honored elders/Brāhmaṇas). One should regard righteous service and the happiness of the respected as a complete and great fruition of one’s actions.
Yṛñjaya speaks to a Brahmin and addresses two honored persons together, saying that if they are pleased with his conduct, he considers his task fulfilled. He frames their satisfaction as his supreme attainment and the great fruit of his effort.