Shloka 43
तपसा च सुतप्तेन यमेन नियमेन च । मन्वन्तरेषु पुत्रत्वमेवमेव प्रवर्तक:
tapasā ca sutaptena yamena niyamena ca | manvantareṣu putratvam evam eva pravartakaḥ ||
वैशम्पायन बोले— उत्तम प्रकार से किए हुए तप, तथा यम और नियम के अनुशासन से मन्वन्तर-मन्वन्तर में बार-बार पुत्रत्व की प्राप्ति होती है; यही कारण-धर्म उसी प्रकार निरन्तर चलता रहता है।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ethical self-discipline—tapas supported by yama and niyama—functions as a continuing causal force, shaping one’s destiny and enabling repeated attainment of desired relational status (here, sonship) across cosmic cycles.
Vaiśampāyana states a general principle within the Śānti Parva’s instruction: through sustained ascetic and moral practice, beings secure particular outcomes that recur even across different Manvantaras, emphasizing continuity of karmic causation over vast time.