Mahabharata 3.191.21
दिवं स्पृशति भूमिं च शब्दः पुण्यस्य कर्मणःयावत्स शब्दो भवति तावत्पुरुष उच्यते
divaṃ spṛśati bhūmiṃ ca śabdaḥ puṇyasya karmaṇaḥyāvatsa śabdo bhavati tāvatpuruṣa ucyate
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