Shloka 24
Keśava-tattva-kathana
On the Principle of Keśava: Cosmogony and Divine Epithets
जापक ब्राह्मण एवं महाराज इक्ष्वाकुकी ऊर्ध्वगति योगस्य तावदेते भ्य: प्रत्यक्ष फलदर्शनम् । जापकानां विशिष्ट तु प्रत्युत्थानं समाहितम्
jāpakabrāhmaṇa evaṁ mahārāja ikṣvākūki ūrdhvagatiyogasya tāvad ete bhyaḥ pratyakṣa-phala-darśanam | jāpakānāṁ viśiṣṭaṁ tu pratyutthānaṁ samāhitam |
毗湿摩说道：“大王啊，此会众已亲眼见证：那导向上升（趋入更高境界）的瑜伽，其显著之果，既现于专修阇波的婆罗门身上，也现于伟大的伊克什瓦库王身上。然而，修阇波者所得之果更为殊胜。正为昭示这更高的卓越，我才起身，以恭敬之礼迎接于你。”
भीष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma highlights a hierarchy of spiritual attainments: while yogic accomplishment can be visibly evident, the merit and final fruit of disciplined japa is presented as even higher, and social honor (rising to greet) is used to signal that superior spiritual standing.
In the courtly setting, Bhishma addresses the king and refers to examples whose yogic results were witnessed by the assembly. He explains that his act of standing up to welcome the king was meant to indicate the exceptional status and fruit associated with japa-practitioners.