Shloka 34
Keśava-tattva-kathana
On the Principle of Keśava: Cosmogony and Divine Epithets
एतत् फलं जापकानां गतिकश्नैषा प्रकीर्तिता । यथाश्रुतं महाराज कि भूय: श्रोतुमिच्छसि
etat phalaṁ jāpākānāṁ gatiś ca eṣā prakīrtitā | yathāśrutaṁ mahārāja kiṁ bhūyaḥ śrotum icchasi ||
Sabi ni Bhīṣma: “Ito ang gantimpala ng mga deboto sa japa, at ito ang landas (kapalaran) na ipinahayag para sa kanila. O dakilang Hari, isinalaysay ko ito ayon sa aking narinig; ano pa ang nais mong marinig?”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma emphasizes that disciplined japa yields a definite spiritual ‘fruit’ and ‘gati’ (destiny), and he presents his teaching as faithful to received tradition (yathāśrutam), highlighting humility and accuracy in dharma-instruction.
After explaining the benefits and spiritual destination of japa-practitioners, Bhishma concludes his account and invites Yudhiṣṭhira to ask what further instruction he wants, marking a transition point in the ongoing dharma discourse of the Śānti Parva.