Shloka 22
आदि पर्व — खाण्डवदाह प्रसङ्गः: पावकस्य याचनं तथा इन्द्रवर्षनिवारणोपायः
Adi Parva — Khāṇḍava episode: Agni’s request and the means to resist Indra’s rain
स च नास्मासु कृतवान् मनो वीर कथंचन । नाकम्पत महातेजा: स्थितस्तपसि निर्मले,परंतु वीरवर! उन्होंने किसी प्रकार भी अपने मनको हमारी ओर नहीं खिंचने दिया। वे महातेजस्वी ब्राह्मण निर्मल तपस्यामें संलग्न थे। वे उससे तनिक भी विचलित नहीं हुए
sa ca nāsmāsu kṛtavān mano vīra kathaṃcana | nākampata mahātejāḥ sthitas tapasi nirmale ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “And that heroic one did not, in any way, let his mind turn toward us. The great-souled, radiant brāhmaṇa remained established in pure austerity; he was not shaken from it even in the slightest.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical self-mastery: a person established in pure tapas does not allow the mind to be pulled by external influences and remains unshaken, modeling restraint and inner steadiness as a form of dharma.
Vaiśampāyana describes an ascetic brāhmaṇa (spoken of as a heroic, radiant figure) who refuses to let his attention turn toward the onlookers/approachers and continues his austere practice without the slightest disturbance.