Shloka 276
Baka Dālbhya at Avakīrṇa-tīrtha: Rāṣṭra-kṣaya and Release through Prasāda (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 40)
अमन्यत महातेजा वरदो वरमस्य तत् | विश्वामित्रको ऐसी तपस्यासे युक्त देख महातेजस्वी एवं वरदायक ब्रह्माजीने उन्हें वर देनेका विचार किया
amanayata mahātejā varado varam asya tat | viśvāmitrako ’sī tapasāse yukta dekha mahātejasvī evaṁ varadāyaka brahmājīne unheṁ vara dene kā vicāra kiyā |
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Seeing Viśvāmitra engaged in such intense austerity, the radiant Brahmā—renowned as a granter of boons—resolved to bestow a boon upon him.
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sustained tapas (disciplined austerity and self-restraint) is portrayed as a morally and spiritually potent force that can attract divine acknowledgment; boons are not random gifts but responses to demonstrated inner discipline and merit.
The narrator Vaiśaṃpāyana reports that Brahmā, seeing Viśvāmitra firmly engaged in severe austerities, decides to grant him a boon—marking a turning point where ascetic effort receives divine response.