Shloka 9
Āśrama-dharma and Brahmacarya: Śuka’s Inquiry on Karma and Tyāga (शुक-प्रश्नः कर्मत्यागविवेकश्च)
तपसा वा सुमहता विद्यानां पारणेन वा । इज्यया वा प्रदानैर्वा विप्राणां वर्धते यश:,महान् तप, पूर्ण विद्याध्ययन, यज्ञ अथवा दान करनेसे ब्राह्मणोंका यश बढ़ता है। जबतक इस जगत्में यशको बढ़ानेवाली उसकी कीर्ति बनी रहती है, तबतक वह पुण्यवानोंके अक्षय लोकोंमें निवास करके दिव्य सुख भोगता रहता है
tapasā vā sumahatā vidyānāṁ pāraṇena vā | ijyayā vā pradānair vā viprāṇāṁ vardhate yaśaḥ ||
तपसा वा सुमहता विद्यानां पारणेन वा। इज्यया वा प्रदानैर्वा विप्राणां वर्धते यशः॥ सुमहत् तपसा, विद्यापारायणेन, इज्यया, दानैर्वा विप्रस्य यशो वर्धते; यावत् लोके यशस्करी कीर्तिरस्य तिष्ठति, तावत् स पुण्यकृतामक्षयेषु लोकेषु दिव्यं सुखमनुभवति।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Renown grounded in dharmic conduct—especially austerity, completed study, sacrifice, and generosity—creates lasting merit; as long as such good fame endures in the world, it is linked with residence in imperishable blessed realms and the enjoyment of divine happiness.
In the didactic discourse of the Śānti Parva, Vyāsa states a general principle about how a brāhmaṇa’s reputation is increased through disciplined practice and beneficent acts, and he connects that reputation with posthumous reward among the righteous.