Shloka 51
कटके कुण्डले चैव ब्रह्मुसूत्रं तथा परम्
kaṭake kuṇḍale caiva brahmasūtraṃ tathā param | kaḍe kuṇḍala yajñopavīta vicitra-vastraṃ viśeṣataḥ gandham arpitvā vācakasya devatā-samāṃ pūjāṃ kuryāt | evaṃ-kārī śrotā bhagavato viṣṇoḥ loke gacchati ||
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—“کڑے، بالیاں اور یجنوپویت، نیز دیگر زیورات، رنگا رنگ کپڑے اور خصوصاً خوشبودار اشیا نذر کر کے قاری کی دیوتا کی مانند پوجا کرنی چاہیے۔ جو سامع ایسا کرے وہ بھگوان وِشنو کے لوک کو پاتا ہے۔”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that sacred listening is not passive: the listener should actively honor the reciter with respectful offerings and worship-like reverence. Such humility, gratitude, and support for dharma-teaching are presented as spiritually fruitful, leading to attainment of Viṣṇu’s abode.
In Svargārohaṇa Parva’s concluding instructions and reflections, Vaiśampāyana describes the proper way to receive the Mahābhārata’s recitation: by offering ornaments, sacred thread, garments, and fragrance, and by venerating the reciter like a deity. The promised result is heavenly/spiritual attainment in Viṣṇu’s realm.