Shloka 41
Adhyaya 76 — The Sixth Manvantara: Cakshusha Manu, the Child-Snatcher, and the Problem of Kinship
तपस्यन्तं ततस्तञ्च प्राह देवः प्रजापतिः ।
किमर्थं तप्यसे वत्स ! तपस्तीव्रं वदस्व तत् ॥
tapasyantaṃ tatastañca prāha devaḥ prajāpatiḥ / kimarthaṃ tapyase vatsa! tapastīvraṃ vadasva tat
«Alors, tandis qu’il était absorbé dans l’austérité, le dieu Prajāpati lui dit : “Dans quel but pratiques-tu l’austérité, cher enfant ? Dis-le-moi—ce tapas si intense.”»
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FAQs
Tapas is evaluated by its aim: the divine question highlights that intention (saṅkalpa) must be clarified—whether for worldly gain or for liberation-oriented purification.
A narrative-theological episode (deva-darśana) supporting dharma and mokṣa teaching; not a direct pañcalakṣaṇa segment.
Prajāpati, as lord of creatures/progenitors, appears precisely when the aspirant rejects worldly ‘progeny/kinship’ fixation—signaling mastery over the generative principle and redirection toward liberation.