Shloka 12
Sūrya-stava: Dhaumya’s Counsel and the Aṣṭaśata-nāma of Sūrya
तथा त्वमपि धर्मात्मन् कर्मणा च विशोधित: । तप आस्थाय धर्मेण द्विजातीन् भर भारत,धर्मात्मा भारत! इसी प्रकार तुम भी सत्कर्मसे शुद्ध होकर तपस्याका आश्रय ले धर्मानुसार द्विजातियोंका भरण-पोषण करो
tathā tvam api dharmātman karmaṇā ca viśodhitaḥ | tapa āsthāya dharmeṇa dvijātīn bhara bhārata ||
So you too, O righteous-souled one—purified by your deeds—take refuge in austerity, and in accordance with dharma, support and sustain the twice-born, O Bhārata.
धौग्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Purity is affirmed through righteous action, and that inner purification should culminate in disciplined living (tapas) and the fulfillment of social-religious obligations—especially sustaining the dvijas in a dharmic manner.
Dhaumya addresses a Bharata-descended figure, urging him to follow a path of ethical self-discipline: having become purified by good deeds, he should undertake austerity and responsibly maintain the twice-born according to dharma.