Shloka 34
Keśava-tattva-kathana
On the Principle of Keśava: Cosmogony and Divine Epithets
एतत् फलं जापकानां गतिकश्नैषा प्रकीर्तिता । यथाश्रुतं महाराज कि भूय: श्रोतुमिच्छसि
etat phalaṁ jāpākānāṁ gatiś ca eṣā prakīrtitā | yathāśrutaṁ mahārāja kiṁ bhūyaḥ śrotum icchasi ||
毗湿摩说道：“此乃勤修持咒念（japa）者之果报，此亦为其所宣示之归趣（命途）。大王啊，我已如所闻而述；你还想听什么呢？”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma emphasizes that disciplined japa yields a definite spiritual ‘fruit’ and ‘gati’ (destiny), and he presents his teaching as faithful to received tradition (yathāśrutam), highlighting humility and accuracy in dharma-instruction.
After explaining the benefits and spiritual destination of japa-practitioners, Bhishma concludes his account and invites Yudhiṣṭhira to ask what further instruction he wants, marking a transition point in the ongoing dharma discourse of the Śānti Parva.