Shloka 15
Adhyāya 51: Kṛṣṇa’s Leave-Taking and Departure for Dvārakā (द्वारकागमनानुमति)
तपसश्चानुपूव्येंण फलमूलाशिनस्तथा । त्रैलोक्यं तपसा सिद्धा: पश्यन्तीह समाहिता:
tapasas cānupūrvyena phalamūlāśinas tathā | trailokyaṃ tapasā siddhāḥ paśyantīha samāhitāḥ ||
Vāyu sprach: „Ebenso vermögen vollendete Weise—durch tapas zur Vollkommenheit gelangt—kraft stufenweiser Askese und indem sie von Früchten und Wurzeln leben, hier mit gesammelt-konzentriertem Geist zu verweilen und in rechter Ordnung die Wirklichkeiten aller drei Welten unmittelbar zu schauen. So führen innere Läuterung und beständige Selbstzucht zu höherer Erkenntnis.“
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
True higher perception arises from disciplined tapas practiced gradually, supported by simplicity (such as a fruits-and-roots diet) and sustained mental concentration; spiritual knowledge is presented as the fruit of ethical self-restraint and inner steadiness.
Vāyu explains how perfected sages, through sequential austerities and a restrained ascetic lifestyle, become samāhita (mentally collected) and thereby gain direct insight into the three worlds, describing the mechanism of spiritual accomplishment rather than a physical journey.