Shloka 18
Adhyāya 60: Dāna vs. Yajña—Royal Giving, Protection, and Karmic Share
उदवासं वसेद् यस्तु स नराधिपतिर्भवेत् सत्यवादी नरश्रेष्ठ दैवतैः सह मोदते,“जो जलमें निवास करता है वह राजा होता है। नरश्रेष्ठ) सत्यवादी मनुष्य स्वर्गमें देवताओंके साथ आनन्द भोगता है
udavāsaṁ vased yas tu sa narādhipatir bhavet | satyavādī naraśreṣṭha daivataiḥ saha modate ||
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا— جو آب میں قیام کا ورت اختیار کرتا ہے وہ فرمانروائی کے مرتبے کو پہنچتا ہے۔ اور اے نرश्रेष्ठ! سچ بولنے والا انسان جنت میں دیوتاؤں کے ساتھ مسرّت کرتا ہے۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links ethical and ascetic discipline to concrete fruits: severe austerity (dwelling in water) is said to yield worldly eminence (kingship), while truthfulness yields the highest posthumous reward—joy in heaven among the gods.
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration within the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma, he states a merit-fruit (phalaśruti) style teaching: specific vows and virtues are praised by describing the exalted results they bring in this world and the next.