Shloka 40
यस्त्विमं नियतो मर्त्यो धर्माध्यायं पठेच्छुचिः । अध्यापयेच्छ्रावयेद्वा ब्रह्मलोके महीयते
yastvimaṃ niyato martyo dharmādhyāyaṃ paṭhecchuciḥ | adhyāpayecchrāvayedvā brahmaloke mahīyate
แต่ผู้เป็นมนุษย์ผู้มีวินัย เมื่อมีความบริสุทธิ์แล้ว สวดอ่านบทว่าด้วยธรรมบทนี้—หรือให้ผู้อื่นสอน หรือให้ผู้อื่นฟัง—ย่อมได้รับการสรรเสริญในพรหมโลก (พรหมโลกา)
Unspecified (narratorial/phalaśruti statement at the close/summary of instruction)
Concept: Śravaṇa, pāṭha, and adhyāpana of dharma—performed with niyama and śauca—bear exalted post-mortem fruit.
Application: Keep a daily discipline of reading a small portion of dharma-śāstra/Purāṇa, and share it—teach, read aloud, or listen attentively with cleanliness of body and intention.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A disciplined householder, freshly bathed and clad in simple white, recites a palm-leaf Purāṇa before a small lamp and a lotus-filled water pot. Above, a luminous celestial vista opens: Brahmaloka as a radiant lotus-city where Brahmā’s court honors the reciter with garlands, suggesting the unseen fruit of dharma-śravaṇa.","primary_figures":["a disciplined mortal reciter","Brahmā (four-faced)","celestial attendants (gandharvas/apsarases)"],"setting":"A quiet hermitage or home shrine transitioning into a visionary Brahmaloka lotus-palace in the sky.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit blending into divine radiance","color_palette":["lotus pink","saffron gold","ivory white","sky blue","emerald green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a seated reciter in white before a brass oil lamp and palm-leaf manuscript, with a visionary upper register showing Brahmā on a lotus-throne in Brahmaloka; heavy gold leaf halos, rich vermilion and emerald textiles, gem-studded ornaments, ornate arch motifs, crisp South Indian iconography, intricate floral borders.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a serene courtyard/āśrama scene with the reciter reading to a small group, delicate linework and soft washes; above, a cloud-borne lotus-city of Brahmaloka with Brahmā receiving the soul; cool blues and greens, refined faces, lyrical trees and distant hills.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and flat natural pigments; the reciter near a nilavilakku lamp, and a large stylized Brahmā in a lotus-mandala above; characteristic wide eyes, red-yellow-green dominance, temple-wall composition with decorative creepers.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: lotus motifs framing a devotional reading scene; upper field as a lotus-lake cosmos with Brahmaloka; intricate floral borders, deep indigo background with gold highlights, peacocks and stylized clouds, celebratory yet contemplative."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft temple bells","gentle conch at opening","night insects or dawn birds","lamp crackle","silence between verses"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यः+तु+इमम्→यस्त्विमम्; पठेत्+शुचिः→पठेच्छुचिः (त्+श→च्छ); अध्यापयेत्+श्रावयेत्→अध्यापयेच्छ्रावयेत् (त्+श→च्छ); श्रावयेत्+वा→श्रावयेद्वा.
FAQs
Reciting this dharma-chapter oneself, or enabling its teaching or hearing (study, instruction, and śravaṇa) while maintaining purity and discipline.
The verse states that such a person is honored in Brahmaloka, the realm associated with Brahmā.
Dharma is preserved not only by personal study but also by supporting transmission—teaching and facilitating attentive listening—done with self-restraint and purity.