Shloka 9
Adhyāya 60: Dāna vs. Yajña—Royal Giving, Protection, and Karmic Share
ज्ञानं विज्ञानमारोग्यं रूपं सम्पत् तथैव च | सौभाग्यं चैव तपसा प्राप्यते भरतर्षभ,'भरतश्रेष्ठ! ज्ञान, विज्ञान, आरोग्य, रूप, सम्पत्ति तथा सौभाग्य भी तपस्यासे प्राप्त होते हैं
jñānaṃ vijñānam ārogyaṃ rūpaṃ sampat tathaiva ca | saubhāgyaṃ caiva tapasā prāpyate bharatarṣabha ||
Wika ni Vaiśampāyana: “O pinakamatatag sa angkan ng Bharata, sa pamamagitan ng tapas natatamo ang kaalaman at ganap na pagkaunawa, kalusugan, kagandahan, kasaganaan, at mabuting kapalaran.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that disciplined austerity (tapas)—self-restraint, sustained effort, and ethical-spiritual practice—is a root cause for both inner attainments (knowledge and realized wisdom) and outer well-being (health, beauty, prosperity, and good fortune).
Within the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction-oriented discourse, Vaiśampāyana states a general dharmic principle to the Bharata addressee: tapas is presented as a powerful means that yields multiple forms of human flourishing, linking moral-spiritual effort with tangible and intangible results.