Mahabharata 12.284.19
मर्त्यलोके च राजानो ये चान्ये गृहमेधिनःमहाकुलेषु दृश्यन्ते तत्सर्वं तपसः फलम्
martyaloke ca rājāno ye cānye gṛhamedhinaḥmahākuleṣu dṛśyante tatsarvaṃ tapasaḥ phalam
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