Shloka 16
अव्यक्त-प्रबोधः (Awakening to the Unmanifest): The 25th and 26th Principles and Eligibility for Brahma-vidyā
एते स्वां प्रकृति प्राप्ता वैदेह तपसो5<5श्रयात् । प्रतिष्ठिता वेदविदो दमेन तपसैव हि
ete svāṁ prakṛtiṁ prāptā vaideha tapaso 'śrayāt | pratiṣṭhitā vedavido damena tapasāiva hi ||
Parāśara said: “These have attained their own true nature, O Vaideha, by taking refuge in austerity. Indeed, those who know the Veda become firmly established through self-restraint and through austerity alone.”
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
True stability in spiritual life comes not merely from learning, but from disciplined practice: self-restraint (dama) and austerity (tapas). Through reliance on tapas, one attains one’s proper nature and becomes firmly established in wisdom.
Parāśara addresses Vaideha (Janaka), explaining how certain seekers or Veda-knowers reach their natural, perfected state. He emphasizes the means: taking refuge in austerity and cultivating self-control.