Phalashruti

A phalashruti (Sanskrit: फलश्रुति, romanized: phalaśruti) is a meritorious verse in Hindu literature,[1] appearing at the end of a text or one of its constituent sections.[2][3] Such a verse offers a description of the benefits that could be accrued by an adherent from the recitation or listening to a given text. It may also extol the prominence of a work, as well as provide the appropriate context for its perusal.[4]

  1. ^ Mirashi, Vasudev Vishnu (1975). Literary and Historical Studies in Indology. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 4. ISBN 978-81-208-0417-3.
  2. ^ Reading the Fifth Veda: Studies on the Mahābhārata – Essays by Alf Hiltebeitel, Volume 1. BRILL. 27 July 2011. p. 19. ISBN 978-90-04-21620-4.
  3. ^ Nayar, Nancy Ann (1992). Poetry as Theology: The Śrīvaiṣṇava Stotra in the Age of Rāmānuja. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. pp. x. ISBN 978-3-447-03255-1.
  4. ^ Stainton, Hamsa (5 August 2019). Poetry as Prayer in the Sanskrit Hymns of Kashmir. Oxford University Press. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-19-088982-1.