Shloka 2
संधेयासंधेय-पुरुषनिर्णयः (Criteria for Allies and Non-Allies) — with the opening of the Gautama narrative
प्रजापतिरिदं सर्व तपसैवासृजत् प्रभु: । तथैव वेदानृषयस्तपसा प्रतिपेदिरे,भगवान् प्रजापतिने तपसे ही इस समस्त संसारकी सृष्टि की है तथा ऋषियोंने तपसे ही वेदोंका ज्ञान प्राप्त किया है
prajāpatir idaṃ sarvaṃ tapasaivāsṛjat prabhuḥ | tathaiva vedān ṛṣayas tapasa pratipedire |
ភីष្មបានមានព្រះបន្ទូលថា៖ «ព្រះអម្ចាស់ ប្រាជាបតិ (Prajāpati) បានបង្កើតលោកទាំងមូលនេះ ដោយតបសតែមួយគត់។ ដូចគ្នានេះដែរ ព្រះឥសីទាំងឡាយបានទទួលដឹងវេទ (Veda) ដោយតបស»។
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Tapas—disciplined austerity and sustained inner effort—is portrayed as a foundational power: it underlies creation itself (Prajāpati’s act) and also the attainment of sacred knowledge (the Ṛṣis’ realization of the Vedas).
In Bhīṣma’s instruction during the Śānti Parva, he cites cosmic and scriptural precedents to emphasize the authority of tapas: the creator brings forth the world through it, and sages gain Vedic knowledge through it.