Shloka 10
Go-dāna-phala-nirdeśa
Merit and Destinations from the Gift of Cows
स्वधीतस्यापि च फल दृश्यतेअमुत्र चेह च । इहलोके<थवा नित्यं ब्रह्मलोके च मोदते,वेदोंके स्वाध्यायका फल भी इहलोक और परलोकमें भी देखा जाता है। स्वाध्यायशील द्विज इहलोक और ब्रह्मलोकमें भी सदा आनन्द भोगता है
svadhītasyāpi ca phalaṃ dṛśyate ’mutra ceha ca | ihaloke ’thavā nityaṃ brahmaloke ca modate ||
Sinabi ni Bhīṣma: “Ang bunga ng sariling pag-aaral at pagbigkas ng Veda (svādhyāya) ay nakikita kapwa rito sa daigdig at doon sa kabilang-buhay. Ang dvija (dalawang ulit na isinilang) na tapat sa araw-araw na pagbigkas ay patuloy na nagagalak—maging sa mundong ito o sa daigdig ni Brahman (Brahmaloka).”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Regular self-study/recitation of sacred learning (svādhyāya) yields tangible benefits in this life—clarity, discipline, right conduct—and also leads to higher posthumous well-being, symbolized by joy in Brahmaloka.
In Anushasana Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira by praising svādhyāya: he states that its results are visible both in the present world and in the hereafter, and that the devoted dvija rejoices in both realms.