Shloka 1.57.11
विश्वामित्रस्य दक्षिणतपः तथा त्रिशङ्कोः स्वशरीरेण स्वर्गगमनाभिलाषः (Visvamitra’s Southern Austerity and Trisanku’s Bodily Ascent Aspiration)
तस्य बुद्धिस्समुत्पन्ना यजेयमिति राघव ।गच्छेयं स्वशरीरेण देवानां परमां गतिम्।।1.57.11।।
tasya buddhis samutpannā yajeyam iti rāghava |
gaccheyaṃ svaśarīreṇa devānāṃ paramāṃ gatim || 1.57.11 ||
O Rāghava, a thought arose in him: “Let me perform a yajña, and with this very body attain the supreme realm of the devas.”
"O Son of the Raghus (Rama)! a thought arose in his mind to enter heaven with his physical body by performing a sacrifice.
The verse raises a dharmic question about rightful aspiration: even religious means (yajña) require alignment with cosmic order; desire for extraordinary results must be tempered by humility and legitimacy.
Triśaṅku forms the ambitious resolve to reach heaven in his physical body by means of a sacrifice, initiating the conflict that follows.
Determination is shown, but the story will test whether that determination is guided by dharma or by overreaching pride.