Shloka 26
Vivāha-dharma: Kanyā-pradāna, Śulka, and Pāṇigrahaṇa-niṣṭhā (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय ४४)
अमरोअस्मीति यद्बुद्धिं समास्थाय प्रवर्तसे । मावमंस्था न तपसा नसाध्यं नाम किंचन
amaro ’smīti yad-buddhiṁ samāsthāya pravartase | māvamamsthā na tapasā na sādhyaṁ nāma kiñcana ||
ヴィプラは言った。「『我は不死なり』という思いに寄りかかって、勝手気ままに振る舞うのなら、私は警告する。苦行者を侮ってはならぬ。苦行（タパス）によって成し得ぬことは何一つない。真のタパスヴィンは、不死を自任する者すら打ち倒し得るのだ。」
विपुल उवाच
Educational Q&A
Arrogance based on presumed invulnerability (‘I am immortal’) leads to adharma. One must not disrespect ascetics, because tapas is portrayed as a real moral-spiritual force capable of achieving what seems impossible and of punishing wrongdoing.
Vipula admonishes someone who is behaving recklessly under the belief of being beyond death. He cautions that insulting a tapasvin is dangerous, emphasizing that ascetic power can overcome even those who consider themselves immortal.