Shloka 2
Dāna–Tapaḥ Praśaṃsā and Gṛhastha-Upadeśa
Maitreya
तस्य धर्मार्थविदुषो दृष्टवा तद् विपुलं तपः । आजगाम द्विजश्रेष्ठ: कृष्णद्वैपषायनस्तदा
tasya dharmārthaviduṣo dṛṣṭvā tad vipulaṃ tapaḥ | ājagāma dvijaśreṣṭhaḥ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanas tadā ||
धर्म और अर्थ के तत्त्व को जानने वाले उस राजकुमार की उग्र और विशाल तपस्या देखकर, उस समय द्विजश्रेष्ठ श्रीकृष्ण-द्वैपायन व्यास उसके पास आए।
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.