Shloka 34
Vivāha-dharma: Kanyā-pradāna, Śulka, and Pāṇigrahaṇa-niṣṭhā (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय ४४)
प्रतिलभ्य च धर्मात्मा शिष्यं धर्मपरायणम् | वरेणच्छन्दयामास देवशर्मा महामति:,परम बुद्धिमान् धर्मात्मा देवशर्माने अपने धर्म-परायण शिष्य विपुलको पाकर उन्हें इच्छानुसार वर माँगनेको कहा
pratilabhya ca dharmātmā śiṣyaṃ dharmaparāyaṇam | vareṇacchandayāmāsa devaśarmā mahāmatiḥ paramabuddhimān ||
प्रतिलभ्य च धर्मात्मा शिष्यं धर्मपरायणम् । वरेण च्छन्दयामास देवशर्मा महामतिः ॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma-oriented character is treated as the highest qualification: when a teacher finds a disciple firmly established in dharma, the appropriate response is to honor and empower that virtue—here symbolized by offering a boon—showing that ethical steadfastness naturally attracts support and blessing.
Bhīṣma narrates that the sage Devaśarmā meets (or regains) his dharma-devoted disciple and, pleased with his conduct and worthiness, invites him to ask for any boon he desires.