सुखोपविष्टः संहृष्टः सुदृष्टिर्विष्टरश्रवाः । दृष्टवांस्तपसा जुष्टमपुष्टांगं तपोधनम्
sukhopaviṣṭaḥ saṃhṛṣṭaḥ sudṛṣṭirviṣṭaraśravāḥ | dṛṣṭavāṃstapasā juṣṭamapuṣṭāṃgaṃ tapodhanam
Assis à l’aise et rempli d’allégresse, le voyant au regard propice—Viṣṭaraśravā—aperçut le trésor de l’ascèse : un sage au corps maigre, mais sanctifié et affermi par les austérités.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Listener: Likely Agastya or a principal ṛṣi
Scene: Viṣṭaraśravā, serene and delighted, sits at ease and beholds a lean-bodied yet radiant ascetic—an embodiment of tapas—within a quiet sacred grove.
True spiritual wealth is tapas—outer leanness can signify inner power and purity when sustained by disciplined austerity.
The immediate verse focuses on the meeting of sages; the broader passage remains within the Pañcanada/Kāśī sacred setting.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse highlights the ideal of tapas as a dharmic practice.