Shloka 18
अव्यक्त-प्रबोधः (Awakening to the Unmanifest): The 25th and 26th Principles and Eligibility for Brahma-vidyā
कर्मतो<न्यानि गोत्राणि समुत्पन्नानि पार्थिव । नामधेयानि तपसा तानि च ग्रहणं सताम्
karmato 'nyāni gotrāṇi samutpannāni pārthiva | nāmadheyāni tapasā tāni ca grahaṇaṃ satām ||
Парашара сказал: «О царь, прочие линии (готры) возникли позднее — согласно деяниям и занятиям людей. И сами их имена, утверждённые аскезой мудрецов-основателей, были приняты и почитаемы среди добродетельных».
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that social lineages and their recognized names are not merely arbitrary; they are understood to arise in relation to karma (deeds/roles) and gain legitimacy through the tapas (spiritual merit) of the founding sages, hence being honored by the righteous.
Parāśara is instructing a king in the Śānti Parva on the origin and social recognition of gotras, explaining how later gotras emerged and why their names became accepted among respectable people.