Mahabharata 3.297.63

युधिष्ठिर उवाच · yudhiṣṭhira uvāca

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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