Shloka 10
Āśrama-dharma and Brahmacarya: Śuka’s Inquiry on Karma and Tyāga (शुक-प्रश्नः कर्मत्यागविवेकश्च)
यावदस्य भवत्यस्मिन् कीर्तिलोके यशस्करी । तावत् पुण्यकृतां लोकाननन्तान् पुरुषो$श्षुते
yāvad asya bhavaty asmin kīrtiloke yaśaskarī | tāvat puṇyakṛtāṁ lokān anantān puruṣo 'śnute ||
Vyāsa disse: Enquanto a fama de uma pessoa—que concede honra—perdurar neste mundo de renome, por esse mesmo tempo ela alcança os reinos sem fim reservados aos meritórios, ali habita e desfruta de felicidade divina. O verso ressalta que a boa reputação duradoura, nascida de atos justos, torna-se causa contínua de bem-estar celeste.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Enduring fame that arises from righteous, meritorious conduct functions as a continuing support for one’s posthumous well-being: as long as such kīrti remains alive in the human world, one is said to enjoy the imperishable realms of the virtuous.
In the didactic discourse of Śānti Parva, Vyāsa states a general principle about the fruit of virtue: the persistence of one’s good name in the world corresponds to continued enjoyment of the blessed worlds attained by puṇya.