Shloka 2
Dāna–Tapaḥ Praśaṃsā and Gṛhastha-Upadeśa
Maitreya
तस्य धर्मार्थविदुषो दृष्टवा तद् विपुलं तपः । आजगाम द्विजश्रेष्ठ: कृष्णद्वैपषायनस्तदा
tasya dharmārthaviduṣo dṛṣṭvā tad vipulaṃ tapaḥ | ājagāma dvijaśreṣṭhaḥ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanas tadā ||
Nang makita ang malawak at matinding tapas ng prinsipe—na nakauunawa sa tunay na diwa ng dharma at artha—dumating noon sa kanya ang pinakadakila sa mga Brahmin, si Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
When a ruler (or aspirant) combines understanding of dharma (ethical duty) and artha (practical welfare) with sincere tapas (disciplined effort), it becomes worthy of recognition and guidance from realized sages; moral insight must be supported by lived self-discipline.
Bhīṣma narrates that Vyāsa, the eminent Brahmin sage, comes to a prince after witnessing the prince’s great austerities—signaling a moment where ascetic commitment invites authoritative counsel.