Mahabharata 9.39.25 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 39, Shloka 25
Ārṣṭiṣeṇa’s Siddhi and the Tīrtha-Boons; Sindhudvīpa–Devāpi Brāhmaṇya; Viśvāmitra’s Tapas Begins
यत्र तप्तं तपो घोरमार्टिषिणेन भारत । ब्राह्मण्यं लब्धवांस्तत्र विश्वामित्रो महामुनि:,भरतनन्दन! वहीं आर्रिश्तो मुनिने घोर तपस्या की थी और वहीं महामुनि विश्वामित्रने ब्राह्मणत्व प्राप्त किया थ
vaiśampāyana uvāca | yatra taptaṃ tapo ghoraṃ ārtiṣiṇena bhārata | brāhmaṇyaṃ labdhavāṃs tatra viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ ||
হে ভাৰত! যি স্থানত ঋষি আৰ্তিষিয়ে ঘোৰ তপস্যা কৰিছিল, সেই স্থানতেই মহামুনি বিশ্বামিত্ৰে ব্ৰাহ্মণ্য মৰ্যাদা লাভ কৰিছিল।
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The verse underscores that intense tapas (disciplined spiritual effort) can lead to profound transformation and recognized spiritual authority (brāhmaṇya), suggesting that inner realization and earned merit are decisive in dharmic status.
Vaiśampāyana points out a specific sacred location: it is where the sage Ārtiṣi performed fierce austerities, and where Viśvāmitra—renowned for rising from royal origins to rishihood—attained brahminhood.
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