Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 60, Shloka 14
त्रिशङ्कुस्वर्गारोহণम्
Trishanku’s Bodily Ascent and the New Constellations
स्वार्जितं किञ्चिदप्यस्ति मया हि तपस:फलम्।।।।राजन् स्वतेजसा तस्य सशरीरो दिवं व्रज।
svārjitaṃ kiñcid apy asti mayā hi tapasaḥ phalam | rājan svatejasā tasya saśarīro divaṃ vraja ||
王よ、我が得た苦行の果はなおわずかに残っている。その功徳と我が自らの威光の力によって、この身のまま天へ赴け。
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.