Shloka 9
Āśrama-dharma and Brahmacarya: Śuka’s Inquiry on Karma and Tyāga (शुक-प्रश्नः कर्मत्यागविवेकश्च)
तपसा वा सुमहता विद्यानां पारणेन वा । इज्यया वा प्रदानैर्वा विप्राणां वर्धते यश:
tapasā vā sumahatā vidyānāṁ pāraṇena vā | ijyayā vā pradānair vā viprāṇāṁ vardhate yaśaḥ ||
महान तप, विद्येचे पूर्ण पारायण, यज्ञ किंवा दान—यांमुळे ब्राह्मणांचे यश वाढते. जोपर्यंत या जगात त्याची यश वाढविणारी कीर्ती टिकून राहते, तोपर्यंत तो पुण्यवानांच्या अक्षय लोकांत निवास करून दिव्य सुखाचा उपभोग घेतो.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Renown grounded in dharmic conduct—especially austerity, completed study, sacrifice, and generosity—creates lasting merit; as long as such good fame endures in the world, it is linked with residence in imperishable blessed realms and the enjoyment of divine happiness.
In the didactic discourse of the Śānti Parva, Vyāsa states a general principle about how a brāhmaṇa’s reputation is increased through disciplined practice and beneficent acts, and he connects that reputation with posthumous reward among the righteous.