Shloka 7
Brāhmaṇa-Dharma, Āśrama Eligibility, and the Primacy of Rāja-Dharma (Śānti Parva 63)
ब्राह्मणस्य विशुद्धस्य तपस्यभिरतस्य च । निराशिषो वदान्यस्य लोका हुक्षरसम्मिता:
brāhmaṇasya viśuddhasya tapasyabhiratasya ca | nirāśiṣo vadānyasya lokā hu kṣarasammitāḥ ||
Yudhiṣṭhira said: “For a Brahmin who is pure, devoted to austerities, free from expectation of reward, and generous by nature, the worlds he attains are indeed measured as imperishable—secure and enduring as the fruit of such selfless discipline.”
युधिषछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Purity, austerity, generosity, and freedom from desire for reward together constitute a high dharmic ideal; such selfless discipline is said to yield enduring spiritual results (stable ‘worlds’/realms of attainment).
In Śānti Parva’s dharma-discourse setting, Yudhiṣṭhira speaks about the spiritual destiny of a virtuous Brahmin, emphasizing that the fruit of pure, selfless tapas and generosity is lasting.