Mahabharata 9.39.36 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 39, Shloka 36
Ārṣṭiṣeṇa’s Siddhi and the Tīrtha-Boons; Sindhudvīpa–Devāpi Brāhmaṇya; Viśvāmitra’s Tapas Begins
यत्रार्टिषिण: कौरव्य ब्राह्मण्यं संशितव्रत: । तपसा महता राजन प्राप्तवानृषिसत्तम:
yatrārtiṣiṇaḥ kauravya brāhmaṇyaṃ saṃśitavrataḥ | tapasā mahatā rājan prāptavān ṛṣisattamaḥ ||
বৈশম্পায়নে ক’লে—কৌৰব্য ৰাজন! এইয়াই সেই তীৰ্থ, য’ত কঠোৰ ব্ৰতনিষ্ঠ ঋষিশ্ৰেষ্ঠ আৰ্তিষিণে মহাতপস্যাৰ দ্বাৰা ব্ৰাহ্মণ্য লাভ কৰিছিল।
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The verse highlights that spiritual and ethical stature (here, brāhmaṇya) is linked to disciplined vows and sustained tapas, emphasizing inner qualification over mere birth or claim.
Vaiśampāyana identifies a particular sacred site by recalling that the sage Ārtiṣiṇa, firm in vows, achieved brahminhood there through great austerities—marking the place as a powerful tīrtha.
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