Shloka 36
Vivāha-dharma: Kanyā-pradāna, Śulka, and Pāṇigrahaṇa-niṣṭhā (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय ४४)
तथैव देवशर्मापि सभार्य: स महातपा: । निर्भयो बलवृत्रघ्नाच्वचार विजने वने,महा तपस्वी देवशर्मा भी बल और वृत्रासुरका वध करनेवाले इन्द्रसे निर्भय हो पत्नीसहित उस निर्जन वनमें विचरने लगे
tathaiva devaśarmāpi sabhāryaḥ sa mahātapāḥ | nirbhayo balavṛtraghnāc cacāra vijane vane ||
Bhishma dijo: Del mismo modo, el gran asceta Devaśarmā, acompañado de su esposa, vagaba por un bosque solitario, sin temer siquiera a Indra, el poderoso matador de Vṛtra. El pasaje resalta la fuerza moral del tapas: la disciplina interior y la rectitud vuelven al hombre firme e intrépido ante el poder mundano.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that true strength arises from tapas and dharma: one who is inwardly disciplined and righteous becomes fearless, not intimidated even by the highest worldly authority (symbolized by Indra).
Bhīṣma describes Devaśarmā, a great ascetic, roaming a deserted forest with his wife. His spiritual power and integrity make him unafraid even of Indra, famed as the slayer of Vṛtra.