Shloka 1.57.5
विश्वामित्रस्य दक्षिणतपः तथा त्रिशङ्कोः स्वशरीरेण स्वर्गगमनाभिलाषः (Visvamitra’s Southern Austerity and Trisanku’s Bodily Ascent Aspiration)
चिता राजर्षिलोकास्ते तपसा कुशिकात्मज।अनेन तपसा त्वां तु राजर्षिरिति विद्महे।।1.57.5।।
citā rājarṣilokās te tapasā kuśikātmaja |
anena tapasā tvāṃ tu rājarṣir iti vidmahe || 1.57.5 ||
O son of Kuśika, by your tapas you have attained the worlds of the royal seers; and by this very austerity we recognize you as a Rājarṣi.
"O Son of Kushika! with your austerities you have won the worlds of the rajarshis. On account of your austerities, you are acknowledged a rajarshi".
True rank is validated by inner discipline and merit: dharma teaches that spiritual authority is conferred through tapas and integrity, not merely by birth or power.
Brahmā formally acknowledges Viśvāmitra’s achieved status as a Rājarṣi due to his austerities.
Merit-based transformation—Viśvāmitra’s identity is reshaped by sustained spiritual effort.