Shloka 74
Adhyāya 119: Vyāsa–Kīṭa-saṃvāda
Tapas-bala and karmic ascent across yoni
आपन्नश्चापदो मुच्येद् बद्धो मुच्येत बन्धनात् | मुच्येत्तथा55तुरो रोगाद् दुःखान्मुच्येत दु:खित:,इतना ही नहीं, इसके श्रवण अथवा पठनसे आपत्तिमें पड़ा हुआ आपत्तिसे, बन्धनमें बँधा हुआ बन्धनसे, रोगी रोगसे और दु:खी दुःखसे छुटकारा पा जाता है
āpannaś cāpado mucyed baddho mucyeta bandhanāt | mucyet tathāturo rogād duḥkhān mucyeta duḥkhitaḥ ||
ผู้ประสบเคราะห์ย่อมพ้นจากเคราะห์ ผู้ถูกจองจำย่อมหลุดพ้นจากพันธนาการ; ฉันนั้นเอง ผู้ป่วยย่อมพ้นจากโรค และผู้ทุกข์โศกย่อมพ้นจากความทุกข์
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That attentive hearing or recitation of the praised dharmic teaching is portrayed as a powerful remedy: it brings release from external crises (danger, imprisonment) and internal afflictions (disease, grief), emphasizing faith, moral steadiness, and the transformative efficacy of sacred discourse.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma. Here he highlights the beneficial results attributed to listening to or reading the preceding sacred instruction—describing it as a means of deliverance for those facing danger, bondage, illness, or sorrow.