Shloka 28
Suvarṇa-dāna: Kārttikeya’s Origin and the Defeat of Tāraka (सुवर्णदान-प्रसङ्गे कार्त्तिकेय-उत्पत्ति तथा तारकवधः)
दक्षस्य दुहिता देवी सुरभी नाम नामतः । अतप्यत तपो घोरें हृष्टा धर्मपरायणा
dakṣasya duhitā devī surabhī nāma nāmataḥ | atapyata tapo ghore hṛṣṭā dharmaparāyaṇā ||
ビーシュマは言った。「ダクシャの娘、名をスラビーという女神は、苛烈な苦行に入った。心は喜びに満ち、ダルマに堅く帰依して、激しい修行を行った――それは正しさにかなう自己抑制の倫理的理想として語られる。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse upholds tapas (disciplined austerity) undertaken with a dharmic intention as a model of ethical self-restraint—inner joy and steadfast commitment to righteousness are presented as the proper spirit of spiritual practice.
Bhīṣma introduces Surabhī, identified as Dakṣa’s daughter, and states that she performed severe austerities, characterized by joy and unwavering dedication to dharma—setting up a moral-religious exemplum within the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on righteous conduct.