Shloka 65
Adhyaya 75 — The Fall and Restoration of Revatī Nakṣatra and the Birth of Raivata Manu
औद्वाहिकान्ते भूपाल कथ्यतां किं ददाम्यहम् ।
दुर्लभ्यमपि दास्यामि ममाप्रतिहतं तपः ॥
audvāhikānte bhūpāla kathyatāṃ kiṃ dadāmy aham | durlabhyam api dāsyāmi mamāpratihatam tapaḥ ||
À l’achèvement des rites nuptiaux, le sage dit : « Ô roi, dis-moi : que dois-je te donner ? Même ce qui est difficile à obtenir, je te l’accorderai, car mon ascèse (tapas) est sans entrave. »
FAQs
Power is framed as accountable generosity: the ascetic offers his earned potency to support righteous kingship and ordered society.
Vaṃśānucarita: the requested boon directly shapes dynastic history; secondarily, Manvantara because the boon yields a Manu.
‘Unobstructed tapas’ indicates concentrated will free of inner impediments; when such will is offered outwardly, it becomes creative destiny for communities and ages.