Valmiki Ramayana 1.60.14: Bala Kanda, Sarga 60, Shloka 14
त्रिशङ्कुस्वर्गारोহণम् · Trishanku’s Bodily Ascent and the New Constellations
स्वार्जितं किञ्चिदप्यस्ति मया हि तपसःफलम् ॥१४॥
राजन् स्वतेजसा तस्य सशरीरो दिवं व्रज ।
svārjitaṃ kiñcid apy asti mayā hi tapasaḥ phalam ||14||
rājan svatejasā tasya saśarīro divaṃ vraja |
राजा, मेरी तपस्या का फल अभी भी बचा है। उस पावर से और मेरी खुद की ताकत से तुम स्वर्ग जाओ। अपना यह शरीर लेकर सीधा स्वर्ग चले जाओ।
By the power of what little fruit of austerities I have earned, I shall send to heaven with your body".
FAQs
The verse presents tapas (disciplined spiritual effort) as a morally potent force whose earned merit can be deliberately used for another’s welfare; it also implies the dharmic weight of a sage’s truth-backed resolve.
Viśvāmitra assures Triśaṅku that he will use the remaining fruit of his austerities to send the king to heaven with his physical body.
Viśvāmitra’s steadfast will and mastery of tapas—his capacity to convert ascetic merit into an effective boon.
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