Shloka 84
ब्राह्मणानुयात्रा—शौनकोपदेशः
Brāhmaṇas Follow into Exile and Śaunaka’s Instruction
सिद्धा हि यद् यदिच्छन्ति कुर्वते तदनुग्रहात् तस्मात्तप: समास्थाय कुरुष्वात्ममनोरथम्,सिद्ध पुरुष जो-जो वस्तु चाहते हैं, उसे अपने तपके प्रभावसे प्राप्त कर लेते हैं। अतः आप तपस्याका आश्रय लेकर अपने मनोरथकी पूर्ति कीजिये
siddhā hi yad yad icchanti kurvate tad anugrahāt | tasmāt tapaḥ samāsthāya kuruṣvātma-manoratham ||
For accomplished ascetics obtain whatever they truly desire through the favor born of their austerity. Therefore, take refuge in disciplined tapas and bring your heart’s purpose to fulfillment.
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Tapas (disciplined austerity) generates a spiritually efficacious force; those who are siddha can realize their aims through the grace/power arising from such practice. The verse urges undertaking tapas as the ethical means to fulfill one’s rightful intention.
Śaunaka speaks as an advisor, pointing to the well-known capacity of perfected ascetics to accomplish desired ends through austerity, and he exhorts the listener to adopt tapas to achieve the intended objective.