Shloka 23
Keśava-tattva-kathana
On the Principle of Keśava: Cosmogony and Divine Epithets
भूयश्चैवापरं प्राह वचन मधुरं तदा । जापकैस्तुल्यफलता योगानां नात्र संशय:
bhūyaś caivāparaṃ prāha vacanaṃ madhuraṃ tadā | jāpakaistulyaphalatā yogānāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：随后，他又以柔和之言继续说道：“此处毫无疑惑——修持‘阇波’（japa，反复诵念圣言）者，所得之果与瑜伽行者所得之果等同。”此语确立了道德与灵修上的同等：以纪律之虔敬、以反复忆念为行，亦能获得与正式瑜伽修习相同的内在与究竟之利益。
भीष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the spiritual fruit attained through yogic discipline is also attainable through japa; sincere, steady repetition and remembrance can be as efficacious as formal yoga in producing spiritual attainment.
In Bhīṣma’s discourse, a speaker continues with a gentle, persuasive statement, emphasizing—without reservation—that japa-practitioners can reach the same results as yogins.