Shloka 343
उपदेशदोषप्रसङ्गः (Upadeśa-doṣa-prasaṅgaḥ) — The Risk of Misapplied Counsel
अजायत महाराजवंशे स च महाद्युति: । तदनन्तर दीर्घकालतक तपस्या करके वह शूद्र तपस्वी वनमें ही मृत्युको प्राप्त हुआ और उसी पुण्यके प्रभावसे एक महान् राजवंशमें महातेजस्वी बालकके रूपमें उत्पन्न हुआ
ajāyata mahārāja-vaṃśe sa ca mahā-dyutiḥ | tadanantaraṃ dīrgha-kāla-tapasā sa śūdra-tapasvī vane eva mṛtyuṃ prāptaḥ, tasya puṇya-prabhāvena ca mahān rāja-vaṃśe mahā-tejasvī bālaka-rūpeṇa utpannaḥ |
Bhīṣma berkata: Sesudah itu, melalui tapa yang panjang, pertapa Śūdra itu menemui ajalnya di rimba; dan oleh kekuatan jasa kebajikan itu, ia lahir semula dalam sebuah keturunan diraja yang agung, sebagai seorang anak yang bercahaya luar biasa.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sustained tapas and virtuous conduct generate puṇya whose efficacy can shape future births; ethical effort is portrayed as a force that elevates one’s condition beyond present social status.
Bhishma recounts that a Shudra ascetic, after long austerities, dies in the forest and is then reborn—due to the power of his accumulated merit—as a brilliantly radiant child in a great royal dynasty.