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:
tapasā vā sumahatā vidyānāṁ pāraṇena vā | ijyayā vā pradānair vā viprāṇāṁ vardhate yaśaḥ ||
毗耶娑说：婆罗门之声名，或由极大苦行而增，或由学业圆满而盛，或由祭祀而显，或由布施而扬。只要那能增其荣誉的名望仍在此世流传，他便居于善人所享的不坏之界，受用天界之乐。
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.