Mahabharata — Svargarohana Parva, Shloka 24
ईदृशाद् वाचकादू राजन श्रुत्वा भारत भारतम् | नियमस्थ: शुचि: श्रोता शृण्वन् स फलमश्षुते,राजन! भरतनन्दन! नियमपरायण पवित्र श्रोता ऐसे वाचकसे महाभारतकी कथा सुनकर श्रवणका पूरा-पूरा फल पाता है
īdṛśād vācakād ū rājān śrutvā bhārata bhāratam | niyamasthaḥ śuciḥ śrotā śṛṇvan sa phalam aśnute, rājan! bharatanandana! |
毗舍婆耶那说道：大王啊——婆罗多的后裔啊——当《摩诃婆罗多》由如此品行的诵述者宣讲而被聆听时，那守戒而清净的听者，以警觉的自制专心聆听，便能获得聆听此史诗的圆满果报。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the full spiritual and ethical benefit (phala) of hearing the Mahābhārata arises when it is received from a worthy reciter and heard by a listener who is disciplined (niyamastha) and pure (śuci). The listener’s inner preparation and the integrity of transmission are essential to the fruit of śravaṇa.
Vaiśampāyana continues instructing the king (Janamejaya), describing the conditions under which hearing the Mahābhārata yields complete merit—namely, hearing it from an appropriate narrator and listening with purity and observant restraint.