Shloka 30
Adhyāya 199: Karma–Jñāna Causality and the Nirguṇa Brahman
Manu’s Instruction
यम उवाच तपसोअ<स्य सुतप्तस्य तथा सुचरितस्य च । फलप्राप्तिस्तव श्रेष्ठा यमो<हं त्वामुपब्रुवे
yama uvāca tapaso 'sya sutaptasya tathā sucaritasya ca | phalaprāptis tava śreṣṭhā yamo 'haṃ tvām upabrūve ||
阎摩说道：“婆罗门啊，由于你所修的苦行（tapas）善行圆满、忍受彻底，又因你的善德行持，你已获得殊胜的果报。我即阎摩，亲自向你宣告此事。”
यम उवाच
Educational Q&A
True spiritual reward arises from both disciplined austerity (tapas) and sustained good conduct (sucarita). The verse links inner effort and ethical behavior to the rightful attainment of results (phala).
Yama identifies himself and directly addresses the interlocutor, affirming that the person’s well-performed austerities and virtuous conduct have borne an excellent fruit, thereby authoritatively validating the moral-spiritual outcome.