Shloka 119
Adhyāya 199: Karma–Jñāna Causality and the Nirguṇa Brahman
Manu’s Instruction
प्रयाति संहिताध्यायी ब्रह्माणं परमेष्ठिनम् । अथवाग्निं समायाति सूर्यमाविशतेडपि वा
prayāti saṁhitādhyāyī brahmāṇaṁ parameṣṭhinam | athavā agniṁ samāyāti sūryam āviśate 'pi vā ||
ویرُوپ کہتا ہے—سنہتا کا سوادھیائے کرنے والا دِوِج پرمیشٹھھی برہما کو پاتا ہے؛ یا آگ میں جذب ہو جاتا ہے، یا سورج میں بھی داخل ہو جاتا ہے۔
विरूप उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steady Vedic self-study (svādhyāya), especially Saṁhitā recitation, is portrayed as a powerful dharmic practice whose reward is an exalted destiny—attainment of Brahmā/Parameṣṭhin or absorption into major cosmic deities like Agni or Sūrya—underscoring the moral and spiritual value of disciplined learning and purity.
Virūpa is describing the fruits of a particular religious discipline: the twice-born who is devoted to Saṁhitā study is said to reach the highest divine realm (Brahmā) or to merge into elemental/divine principles (Fire or the Sun), as part of a broader Śānti Parva discussion on dharma and the outcomes of righteous conduct.