I wish, O Bharata, to hear of the fruits which silent Reciters of sacred Mantras acquire. what are the fruits that have been shorn for such men? What is that region to which they repair after death?
जापकानां फलावाप्तिं श्रोतुमिच्छामि भारत। कं फलं जपतामुक्तं क्व वा तिष्ठन्ति जापकाः॥