Shloka 14
Indratīrtha–Ādityatīrtha: Balarāma’s Ritual Bathing, Dāna, and Sacred-Historical Recollections
यथा स्थानानि दिव्यानि विबुधानां शुभानने । तपसा तानि प्राप्याणि तपोमूलं महत् सुखम्
yathā sthānāni divyāni vibudhānāṃ śubhānane | tapasā tāni prāpyāṇi tapomūlaṃ mahat sukham ||
হে শুভাননে, যেমন দেবতাদের দিব্য লোক তপস্যায় প্রাপ্ত হয়, তেমনি সেই পদও তপস্যায়ই লাভ্য। মহাসুখের মূল তপস্যাই।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that lasting and “great” happiness is grounded in tapas—self-discipline and austerity—and that even exalted attainments (like celestial abodes) are achieved through such disciplined effort rather than mere wish or status.
Vaiśampāyana, in the course of recounting events, delivers a reflective statement praising tapas, using the gods’ attainment of celestial realms as an example to affirm that high goals and well-being are won through austerity.