Shloka 12
Adhyāya 199: Karma–Jñāna Causality and the Nirguṇa Brahman
Manu’s Instruction
इत्युक्तः स तदा देव्या विप्र: प्रोवाच धर्मवित् जप्यं॑ प्रति ममेच्छेयं वर्धत्विति पुन: पुन:
ity uktaḥ sa tadā devyā vipraḥ provāca dharmavit | japyaṃ prati mamēccheyaṃ vardhatv iti punaḥ punaḥ ||
جب دیوی نے یوں کہا تو دھرم کے جاننے والے برہمن نے جواب دیا—“جپ کے منتر کے بارے میں میری یہی خواہش ہے کہ وہ بار بار بڑھتا رہے،” یہ بات وہ پھر پھر کہتا رہا۔
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes a dharmic aspiration toward continual increase in the power and purity of japa (disciplined mantra-recitation). The Brahmin’s repeated wish underscores steadiness, humility, and commitment to spiritual growth rather than transient gain.
After being addressed by the Goddess, a dharma-knowing Brahmin responds. He expresses his desire concerning the recitable sacred formula—asking that it may grow or flourish—repeating the wish again and again.