Shloka 17
Adhyāya 51: Kṛṣṇa’s Leave-Taking and Departure for Dvārakā (द्वारकागमनानुमति)
यददुरापं दुराम्नायं दुराधर्ष दुरन्वयम् | तत् सर्व तपसा साध्यं तपो हि दुरतिक्रमम्
yad adurāpaṁ durāmnāyaṁ durādharṣa duranvayam | tat sarvaṁ tapasā sādhyaṁ tapo hi duratikramam ||
Vāyu dit : «Tout ce qui est extrêmement difficile à obtenir, difficile à maîtriser par l’enseignement et la pratique, difficile à dompter, et difficile à fréquenter ou à quoi il est difficile de s’accorder—tout cela devient accessible par l’austérité. Car la puissance du tapas (effort ascétique discipliné) est elle-même difficile à vaincre.»
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Tapas—sustained, disciplined austerity—can accomplish even what seems impossible to obtain, learn, control, or maintain; its moral-spiritual force is portrayed as nearly irresistible.
Vāyudeva speaks a didactic maxim, emphasizing the efficacy of tapas as a means to overcome extreme difficulty, reinforcing an ethical ideal of self-mastery and disciplined effort.