Shloka 16
Vasiṣṭha on Saṃsāra, Guṇas, and Misattributed Agency
Mahābhārata 12.292
वसिष्ठो जमदन्निश्ष विश्वामित्रो$त्रिरेव च | भरद्वाजो हरिश्मश्रु: कुण्डधार: श्रुतश्रवा:
vasiṣṭho jamadagniś ca viśvāmitro ’trir eva ca | bharadvājo hariśmaśruḥ kuṇḍadhāraḥ śrutaśravāḥ | asito devalo nāradaḥ parvataḥ kakṣīvān jamadagninandanaḥ paraśurāmaḥ tāṇḍyaś ca manasaḥ vaśam ānayan | ete maharṣayaḥ samāhitacittā vedar̥gbhiḥ bhagavantaṃ viṣṇuṃ stutvā tasyaiva buddhimato śrīhareḥ kṛpayā tapasā siddhiṃ prāpuḥ ||
Parāśara dit : Vasiṣṭha, Jamadagni, Viśvāmitra, Atri, Bharadvāja, Hariśmaśru, Kuṇḍadhāra, Śrutaśravā, Asita, Devala, Nārada, Parvata, Kakṣīvān, Rāma fils de Jamadagni (Paraśurāma) et Tāṇḍya, qui savait dompter l’esprit—ces grands ṛṣi, l’âme concentrée, louèrent le Seigneur Viṣṇu par les versets ṛk du Veda. Par la grâce du sage Śrīhari, ils pratiquèrent l’ascèse et obtinrent l’accomplissement spirituel.
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Spiritual accomplishment (siddhi) arises from disciplined austerity supported by focused mind (samāhita-citta) and devotion expressed through Vedic praise; grace (kṛpā) of Śrīhari is presented as the enabling power behind success.
Parāśara lists renowned sages who, gathering their minds, praise Lord Viṣṇu with Vedic ṛk-verses and, through His grace, undertake tapas and attain siddhi—serving as exemplars of devotional discipline.