Shloka 5
चिता राजर्षिलोकास्ते तपसा कुशिकात्मज।अनेन तपसा त्वां तु राजर्षिरिति विद्महे।।1.57.5।।
citā rājarṣilokās te tapasā kuśikātmaja |
anena tapasā tvāṃ tu rājarṣir iti vidmahe || 1.57.5 ||
হে কুশিক-নন্দন! তপস্যাবলে তুমি রাজর্ষিদের লোকসমূহ লাভ করেছ; এই তপস্যার দ্বারাই আমরা তোমাকে ‘রাজর্ষি’ বলে জানি।
"O Son of Kushika! with your austerities you have won the worlds of the rajarshis. On account of your austerities, you are acknowledged a rajarshi".
FAQs
True rank is validated by inner discipline and merit: dharma teaches that spiritual authority is conferred through tapas and integrity, not merely by birth or power.
Brahmā formally acknowledges Viśvāmitra’s achieved status as a Rājarṣi due to his austerities.
Merit-based transformation—Viśvāmitra’s identity is reshaped by sustained spiritual effort.