विश्वामित्रस्य तपोविघ्नः, मेनकाप्रसङ्गः, महर्षिपदप्रदानम्
Visvamitra’s Austerity Obstructed; Menaka Episode; Conferment of Maharshi Status
घर्मे पञ्चतपा भूत्वा वर्षास्वाकाशसंश्रय:।शिशिरे सलिलस्थायी रात्र्यहानि तपोधन:।।।।एवं वर्षसहस्रं हि तपो घोरमुपागमत्।
gharme pañcatapā bhūtvā varṣāsv ākāśasaṃśrayaḥ | śiśire salilasthāyī rātryahāni tapodhanaḥ || evaṃ varṣasahasraṃ hi tapo ghōram upāgamat |
ग्रीष्म में वे पंचाग्नि-तप करते; वर्षा में खुले आकाश का आश्रय लेते; शिशिर में जल के भीतर रहकर दिन-रात तप करते। इस प्रकार तपोधन ने सहस्र वर्षों तक घोर तप का अनुष्ठान किया॥
Viswamitra whose wealth was his penance carried on his rigid austerities for a thousand years amidst five fires, in summer, under the open sky in monsoon, and immersed in ater night and day in winter.
Dharma underscores disciplined endurance: sustained self-control over comfort and hardship is portrayed as a path toward inner truth (satya) and spiritual maturity.
The text describes Viśvāmitra’s long-term, season-by-season austerities, maintained continuously for a thousand years.
Extraordinary endurance (titikṣā) and unwavering commitment to a higher goal.