Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 29, Shloka 30
सिद्धाश्रम-प्रसङ्गः
Siddhashrama and the Vāmana Narrative
एवमुक्तो महातेजा विश्वामित्रो महान् ऋषि: ।प्रविवेश तदा दीक्षां नियतो नियतेन्द्रिय:।।1.29.30।।
evam ukto mahātejā viśvāmitro mahān ṛṣiḥ |
praviveśa tadā dīkṣāṃ niyato niyatendriyaḥ ||1.29.30||
এভাবে সম্বোধিত হয়ে মহাতেজস্বী মহর্ষি বিশ্বামিত্র, ব্রতে নিয়ত ও ইন্দ্রিয়সংযমী হয়ে, তখন দীক্ষায় প্রবেশ করলেন।
Saying this, Viswamitra, the great saint effulgent and self trained engaged himself in the initiation ceremony.
FAQs
Dharma is shown as disciplined commitment: sacred action becomes legitimate and fruitful when undertaken with restraint (niyama) and mastery of the senses (indriya-nigraha).
After speaking (in the ongoing narrative), Viśvāmitra prepares for a sacred undertaking by formally entering the consecratory initiation (dīkṣā).
Self-control and vow-bound steadiness—Viśvāmitra is portrayed as niyata and niyatendriya, disciplined in conduct and inwardly governed.