Mahābhārata · 1.1.191
॥
Devanāgarī
अत्रोपनिषदं पुण्यां कृष्णद्वैपायनो ऽब्रवीत् ।
भारताध्ययनात् पुण्याद् अपि पादम् अधीयतः ।
श्रद्दधानस्य पूयन्ते सर्वपापान्य् अशेषतः ॥
Transliteración (IAST)
atropaniṣadaṃ puṇyāṃ kṛṣṇadvaipāyano 'bravīt |
bhāratādhyayanāt puṇyād api pādam adhīyataḥ |
śraddadhānasya pūyante sarvapāpāny aśeṣataḥ ||
Palabra por palabra
SánscritoIASTSignificado
अत्रatrahere; on this matter
उपनिषदम् पुण्याम्upaniṣadaṃ puṇyāmthe holy hidden truth (upanishad)
कृष्णद्वैपायनःkṛṣṇa-dvaipāyanaḥKrishna-Dvaipayana (Vyasa)
अब्रवीत्abravītproclaimed
भारताध्ययनात्bhārata-adhyayanātfrom the study of the Bharata
पुण्यात्puṇyātholy; sacred
अपिapieven
पादम्pādama quarter (one foot); a small portion
अधीयतःadhīyataḥof one who studies
श्रद्दधानस्यśraddadhānasyafilled with faith; of the faithful
पूयन्तेpūyanteare purified
सर्वपापानिsarva-pāpāniall sins
अशेषतःaśeṣataḥcompletely; without remainder
अत्रोपनिषदंatropaniṣadaṃoriginal word form «atropaniṣadaṃ», included here for full coverage of the word-by-word segment
पुण्यांpuṇyāṃoriginal word form «puṇyāṃ», included here for full coverage of the word-by-word segment
कृष्णद्वैपायनोkṛṣṇadvaipāyanooriginal word form «kṛṣṇadvaipāyano», included here for full coverage of the word-by-word segment
ऽब्रवीत्'bravītoriginal word form «'bravīt», included here for full coverage of the word-by-word segment
भारताध्ययनात्bhāratādhyayanātoriginal word form «bhāratādhyayanāt», included here for full coverage of the word-by-word segment
पुण्याद्puṇyādoriginal word form «puṇyād», included here for full coverage of the word-by-word segment
सर्वपापान्य्sarvapāpānyoriginal word form «sarvapāpāny», included here for full coverage of the word-by-word segment
Traducción
On this matter, Krishna-Dvaipayana (Vyasa) proclaimed the holy hidden truth: from the sacred study of the Bharata — even for one who studies but a quarter of it, but with faith — all sins are purified completely.
Versión
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The chapter closes with Vyasa's "upanishad" — a promise of fruit (phala-shruti): whoever studies the Mahabharata, even in part, but with faith, is purified of all sins without remainder. Why? Because the Mahabharata is hari-katha, a narrative of the Lord; hearing and studying it is shravana, the foundation of devotion, and this purifies the heart. Special note is given to the essential condition — faith (shraddha): without it there is no entry into spiritual life, for, as the Gita (9.3) says, those without faith do not attain the Lord. Thus already in its opening chapter the epic proclaims its essence: not merely a tale of war, but a purifying word about the Supreme, to be approached with faith and devotion.