Shloka 28
Keśava-tattva-kathana
On the Principle of Keśava: Cosmogony and Divine Epithets
जापकार्थमयं यत्नो यदर्थ वयमागता: । कृतपूजाविमौ तुल्यौ त्वया तुल्यफलाविमौ
jāpākārtham ayaṁ yatno yadartha vayaṁ āgatāḥ | kṛtapūjāv imau tulyau tvayā tulyaphalāv imau ||
Sinabi ni Bhishma: “Ang pagsisikap mong ito ay ginawa upang igawad ang mapalad na hantungan sa Brahmin na deboto ng japa. Iyan din ang pinunta namin upang masaksihan. Pinarangalan mo silang dalawa nang pantay, kaya kapwa sila umabot sa iisang kalagayan—at kapwa naging karapat-dapat sa gantimpalang katulad ng sa iyo.”
भीष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Equal and sincere honor shown without bias yields equal spiritual fruit; intentional support of a devotee (here, a Brahmin devoted to japa) becomes a dharmic act that leads to auspicious destiny and shared merit.
Bhishma explains that the listener’s effort was aimed at ensuring the welfare (sadgati) of a japa-practicing Brahmin. He notes that they came to witness this act, and concludes that because the two individuals were honored equally, both attained an equal state and a reward comparable to that of the benefactor.