Shloka 17
Kāmyake Arjuna-viyogaḥ — The Pandavas’ despondency in Kāmyaka during Arjuna’s absence
पुत्रान् पौत्रान् पशूंश्चापि लभते नृषु चाग्र्यताम् । आरोग्यप्रीतिमांश्नेव भविष्यति न संशय:,इस प्राचीन एवं उत्तम इतिहासका सदा ही श्रवण करके मनुष्य पुत्र, पौत्र, पशु तथा मानवोंमें श्रेष्ठता प्राप्त कर लेता है। साथ ही वह नीरोग और प्रसन्न होता है, इसमें संशय नहीं है
putrān pautrān paśūṁś cāpi labhate nṛṣu cāgryatām | ārogya-prītim āśneva bhaviṣyati na saṁśayaḥ ||
Wika ni Bṛhadaśva: “Sa patuloy na pakikinig sa sinauna at napakahusay na banal na kasaysayang ito, ang tao’y magkakamit ng mga anak at apo, kasaganaan sa mga alagang hayop at kayamanan, at pag-angat sa hanay ng mga tao. Tatamasahin din niya ang kalusugan at kagalakang nasa loob—walang alinlangan dito.”
बृहदश्च उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents a phalaśruti: regular, reverent listening to an ancient, exemplary sacred narrative is said to yield both worldly goods (family continuity, prosperity, social eminence) and personal well-being (health and joy), affirming the ethical power of śravaṇa (hearing) of dharmic tradition.
Bṛhadaśva concludes a section by stating the promised fruits of hearing this ‘ancient and excellent itihāsa,’ assuring the listener that such attentive hearing brings prosperity, status among people, and a healthy, contented life.