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Shloka 73

Tapas, Tīrtha, and Moral Rehabilitation (Śānti-parva 148)

उपवासैर्बहुविधैश्वरिष्ये पारलौकिकम्‌ । “भूख

upavāsair bahuvidhaiś cariṣye pāralaukikam |

Bhīṣma dijo: «Observando muchas clases de ayuno, emprenderé obras de mérito orientadas al bien del más allá. Soportando el hambre, la sed y el ardor del sol, debilitaré el cuerpo hasta tal punto que las venas extendidas por él se vean con claridad; así disciplinaré los sentidos y dirigiré mi esfuerzo hacia el bien de la otra vida.»

उपवासैःby fasts
उपवासैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootउपवास
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
बहुविधैःof many kinds
बहुविधैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootबहुविध
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
चरिष्येI shall practice/undertake
चरिष्ये:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootचर्
FormSimple Future (Luṭ), First, Singular, Parasmaipada
पारलौकिकम्otherworldly (merit/benefit)
पारलौकिकम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपारलौकिक
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma

Educational Q&A

The verse emphasizes tapas through disciplined fasting as an ethical-spiritual practice: restraining bodily appetites and enduring hardship can be directed toward puṇya (merit) and pāralaukika (otherworldly) welfare, aligning personal conduct with dharma.

In Bhishma’s discourse in the Shanti Parva, he describes a resolve to perform rigorous austerities—especially repeated, varied fasts—enduring hunger, thirst, and heat, as a means of spiritual purification and securing well-being in the next world.