ततस्तपश्चरिष्यामि सर्वभूताभयप्रदा । अस्मिन्नर्थे स्वदेवस्य शपथा मे तथात्मनः
tatastapaścariṣyāmi sarvabhūtābhayapradā | asminnarthe svadevasya śapathā me tathātmanaḥ
Alors j’accomplirai l’ascèse (tapas), devenant celle qui accorde l’intrépidité à tous les êtres. En cela, je jure par ma divinité d’élection—et par moi-même.
Mahājihvā (vowing reform) (deduced)
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Scene: A vow is pronounced: the speaker promises tapas and universal protection, sealing it with an oath to their chosen deity and to their own self; the atmosphere is calm, resolute, ethically luminous.
True repentance is proven by tapas and by becoming a source of safety for all beings.
No site is named in this verse.
Tapas (austerity) is prescribed as the means of transformation and merit.