Shloka 80
Ādi-parva Adhyāya 3 — Janamejaya’s Rite, Dhaumya’s Parīkṣā, and Uttanka’s Kuṇḍala Quest (सर्पसत्रप्रस्तावना–गुरुपरीक्षा–उत्तङ्कोपाख्यान)
तत्परितोषाच्च श्रेय: सर्वज्ञतां चावाप | एषा तस्यापि परीक्षा वेदस्य,गुरुके संतोषसे वेदने श्रेय तथा सर्वज्ञता प्राप्त कर ली। इस प्रकार यह वेदकी परीक्षाका वृत्तान्त कहा गया
tatparitoṣāc ca śreyaḥ sarvajñatāṃ cāvāpa | eṣā tasyāpi parīkṣā vedasya |
By that (guru’s) satisfaction he attained true welfare and also omniscience. This, too, was the test concerning the Veda: through pleasing the teacher in the gurukula, one gains the highest good and comprehensive knowledge. Thus is narrated the account of the Veda’s examination.
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sacred learning is validated not only by recitation but by character and service: pleasing the teacher through disciplined conduct is presented as a decisive ‘test’ that yields śreyaḥ (the highest good) and comprehensive understanding.
The speaker states that the protagonist, by satisfying his guru, attained welfare and omniscience; this is framed as an account of how the Veda itself ‘tests’ a student—through the requirement of guru-satisfaction in the gurukula.