Shloka 48
धृतराष्ट्रस्य मूर्च्छा—व्यासोपदेशः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Collapse and Vyāsa’s Counsel
एवं ते वर्तमानस्य लोके कीर्तिर्भविष्यति । धर्मार्थ: सुमहांस्तात तप्तं स्याच्च तपश्चिरात्,तात! ऐसा बर्ताव करनेसे संसारमें तुम्हारी कीर्ति बढ़ेगी, महान् धर्म और अर्थकी सिद्धि होगी तथा दीर्घ कालतक तपस्या करनेका तुम्हें फल प्राप्त होगा
evaṃ te vartamānasya loke kīrtir bhaviṣyati | dharmārthaḥ sumahāṃs tāta taptaṃ syāc ca tapaś cirāt ||
Wahai anakku, jika engkau berkelakuan demikian, kemasyhuranmu di dunia akan bertambah. Engkau akan memperoleh pencapaian yang amat besar dalam dharma dan artha, dan engkau juga akan menerima buah pertapaan yang telah lama engkau jalani.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Right conduct brings lasting social honor (kīrti) and also secures both dharma (moral-religious good) and artha (legitimate welfare/prosperity); ethical action is presented as equivalent in value to long austerities, yielding their fruit.
Vyāsa addresses the listener as 'tāta' and commends a particular course of conduct, assuring that such behavior will increase renown in the world and lead to the attainment of dharma and artha, along with the merit normally gained through prolonged tapas.