Shloka 213
अलंबलवधः (Alaṃbala-vadhaḥ) / The Slaying of Alaṃbala and the Advance toward Karṇa
प्रयच्छन्तीह ये कामान् देवत्वमुपयान्ति ते । “आचार्योंसे विद्या ग्रहण करके जो श्रेष्ठ पुरुष उन्हें उनकी अभीष्ट वस्तुएँ देते हैं, वे देवत्वको प्राप्त होते हैं
prayacchantīha ye kāmān devatvam upayānti te |
Sañjaya said: “Those who, in this very world, grant desired boons and fulfill the wishes of worthy recipients—especially as a grateful return for learning received from one’s teacher—attain the state of the gods.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Fulfilling others’ rightful desires through generous giving—especially as gratitude toward one’s teacher for received learning—is upheld as dharma and is said to yield the highest merit, culminating in devatva (divine status).
Sañjaya delivers a moral observation within the Drona Parva context, highlighting the spiritual fruit of honoring teachers and practicing beneficent generosity, even amid the broader war narrative.