Shloka 119
Adhyāya 199: Karma–Jñāna Causality and the Nirguṇa Brahman
Manu’s Instruction
प्रयाति संहिताध्यायी ब्रह्माणं परमेष्ठिनम् । अथवाग्निं समायाति सूर्यमाविशतेडपि वा
prayāti saṁhitādhyāyī brahmāṇaṁ parameṣṭhinam | athavā agniṁ samāyāti sūryam āviśate 'pi vā ||
विरूप कहता है—संहिता का स्वाध्याय करने वाला द्विज परमेष्ठी ब्रह्मा को प्राप्त होता है; अथवा अग्नि में समा जाता है, या सूर्य में भी प्रवेश कर जाता है।
विरूप उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steady Vedic self-study (svādhyāya), especially Saṁhitā recitation, is portrayed as a powerful dharmic practice whose reward is an exalted destiny—attainment of Brahmā/Parameṣṭhin or absorption into major cosmic deities like Agni or Sūrya—underscoring the moral and spiritual value of disciplined learning and purity.
Virūpa is describing the fruits of a particular religious discipline: the twice-born who is devoted to Saṁhitā study is said to reach the highest divine realm (Brahmā) or to merge into elemental/divine principles (Fire or the Sun), as part of a broader Śānti Parva discussion on dharma and the outcomes of righteous conduct.