Shloka 2
Dāna–Tapaḥ Praśaṃsā and Gṛhastha-Upadeśa
Maitreya
तस्य धर्मार्थविदुषो दृष्टवा तद् विपुलं तपः । आजगाम द्विजश्रेष्ठ: कृष्णद्वैपषायनस्तदा,तब धर्म और अर्थके तत्त्वको जाननेवाले उस राजकुमारकी उग्र तपस्या देखकर विप्रवर श्रीकृष्ण-द्वैघवायन व्यासजी उसके पास आये
tasya dharmārthaviduṣo dṛṣṭvā tad vipulaṃ tapaḥ | ājagāma dvijaśreṣṭhaḥ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanas tadā ||
Al ver la vasta y severa austeridad de aquel príncipe—conocedor de los principios de dharma y artha—el más excelso de los brahmanes, Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsa, acudió a él en ese momento.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
When a ruler (or aspirant) combines understanding of dharma (ethical duty) and artha (practical welfare) with sincere tapas (disciplined effort), it becomes worthy of recognition and guidance from realized sages; moral insight must be supported by lived self-discipline.
Bhīṣma narrates that Vyāsa, the eminent Brahmin sage, comes to a prince after witnessing the prince’s great austerities—signaling a moment where ascetic commitment invites authoritative counsel.