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 ||
ວິຣູປະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ທະວິຊະ (ຜູ້ເກີດສອງຄັ້ງ) ຜູ້ສະຫມັກໃຈສະວາທະຍາຍະ ສຳຫິຕາ (Saṁhitā) ຈະໄດ້ຮອດພຣະພຣະຫມາ ປະຣະເມດຖິນ (Paramēṣṭhin) ຜູ້ສູງສຸດແຫ່ງສັດທັງປວງ; ຫຼືບໍ່ຢ່າງນັ້ນ ກໍຖືກກົມກືນເຂົ້າໃນອັກນິ (ໄຟ) ຫຼືເຂົ້າສູ່ສູຣະຍະ (ຕາເວັນ) ກໍໄດ້.»
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.