सारजिज्ञासया तस्थावेकांगुष्ठः शतं समाः । ततः प्रोवाच तं दिव्या वाणी कात्यायन श्रृणु
sārajijñāsayā tasthāvekāṃguṣṭhaḥ śataṃ samāḥ | tataḥ provāca taṃ divyā vāṇī kātyāyana śrṛṇu
In der Sehnsucht, das wahre Wesen zu erkennen, stand er hundert Jahre lang im Gleichgewicht auf einem einzigen Zeh. Da sprach eine göttliche Stimme zu ihm: „Kātyāyana, höre!“
Suśravā (narrating Kātyāyana’s account)
Scene: A lone sage (Kātyāyana) stands on one toe in a forested hermitage, body austere and radiant with tapas; above, an unseen divine presence manifests as luminous sound/ākāśa-vāṇī.
Sincere longing for dharma’s essence, supported by tapas and steadiness, draws divine guidance.
Not named in this verse; it narrates the preparatory austerity leading to a location-based instruction.
Tapas (austerity) is described—standing on one toe—though not presented as a general prescription for all.