Shloka 120
यक्षने पूछा--परंतप! तुमने मेरे सब प्रश्नोंके उत्तर ठीक-ठीक दे दिये, अब तुम पुरुषकी भी व्याख्या कर दो और यह बताओ कि सबसे बड़ा धनी कौन है? ।।
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | divaṃ spṛśati bhūmiṃ ca śabdaḥ puṇyena karmaṇā | yāvat sa śabdo bhavati tāvat puruṣa ucyate ||
Юдхиштхира сказал: «Доброе имя человека — рожденное заслугами — касается и неба, и земли. Пока эта слава живёт, до тех пор его поистине называют “человеком” (puruṣa).»
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Human worth is measured ethically: one is truly a ‘puruṣa’ insofar as one’s virtuous deeds generate enduring good repute that benefits and inspires both the worldly and the higher (heavenly) spheres.
In the Yakṣa–Yudhiṣṭhira dialogue, after answering many riddling questions, Yudhiṣṭhira explains what makes someone a ‘puruṣa’: lasting fame grounded in puṇya (merit) and right action.