Shloka 24
Kuberasaras-darśana (Bhīma beholds Kubera’s guarded lotus-lake) / कुबेरसरः-दर्शनम्
बलिहोमनमस्कारेैर्मन्त्रैक्ष भरतर्षभ । दैवतानि प्रसादं हि भक्त्या कुर्वन्ति भारत,भरतश्रेष्ठ! पूजा, होम, नमस्कार, मन्त्रजप तथा भक्तिभावसे देवता प्रसन्न होकर कृपा करते हैं
balihomanamaskārair mantraiś ca bharatarṣabha | daivatāni prasādaṃ hi bhaktyā kurvanti bhārata ||
Vaiśampāyana nói: “Hỡi bậc tráng kiệt của dòng Bhārata, nhờ lễ vật dâng cúng, nhờ tế hỏa (homa), nhờ cúi lạy cung kính và tụng niệm thần chú, chư thiên quả thật hoan hỷ; chính bằng lòng sùng kính mà họ ban ân huệ, hỡi Bhārata.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual acts—offerings, fire-oblations, salutations, and mantra-recitation—are meaningful when grounded in bhakti; devotion is presented as the decisive factor that wins divine favor and grace.
Vaiśampāyana, in the course of his narration, explains to a Bhārata listener that the gods become pleased through devotional worship expressed via standard ritual forms, emphasizing the link between sincere reverence and divine assistance.