Shloka 13
सुवर्णष्ठीविनोपाख्यानम्
The Account of Suvarṇaṣṭhīvin
यृंजय उवाच प्रीती भवन्तौ यदि मे कृतमेतावता मम । एष एव परो लाभो निर्वत्तों मे महाफल:
Yṛñjaya uvāca—prīti bhavantau yadi me kṛtam etāvatā mama | eṣa eva paro lābho nirvṛtto me mahāphalaḥ ||
耶仁阇耶说道：“婆罗门啊，若你们二位对我所做之事感到欢喜，那么仅此而已，我便自认功德圆满。唯此一事，已成我至高之所得——确是宏大而丰硕的成就。”
यृंजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents an ethical ideal: the highest ‘profit’ is not material reward but the sincere approval and contentment of worthy persons (here, honored elders/Brāhmaṇas). One should regard righteous service and the happiness of the respected as a complete and great fruition of one’s actions.
Yṛñjaya speaks to a Brahmin and addresses two honored persons together, saying that if they are pleased with his conduct, he considers his task fulfilled. He frames their satisfaction as his supreme attainment and the great fruit of his effort.