MBh, 1, 143, 32.2 sarvāstreṣu paraṃ vīraḥ prakarṣam agamad balī //

MBh, 12, 184, 10.4 dharmārthakāmāvāptir hyatra trivargasādhanam avekṣyāgarhitena karmaṇā dhanānyādāya svādhyāyaprakarṣopalabdhena brahmarṣinirmitena vā adrisāragatena vā havyaniyamābhyāsadaivataprasādopalabdhena vā dhanena gṛhastho gārhasthyaṃ pravartayet /

MBh, 12, 308, 85.1 icchādveṣabhavair duḥkhaiḥ prakarṣo yatra jāyate /

MBh, 13, 57, 8.2 āyuḥprakarṣo bhogāśca labhyante tapasā vibho //