Shloka 15
बलीन्द्रसंवादः — Kāla, Anityatā, and the Limits of Agency
Mahābhārata 12.217
त्रैलोक्यं तपसा व्याप्तमन्तर्भूतेन भास्वता । सूर्यश्च चन्द्रमाश्नैव भासतस्तपसा दिवि
trailokyaṁ tapasā vyāptam antarbhūtena bhāsvatā | sūryaś ca candramāś caiva bhāsatas tapasā divi ||
ភីស្មាបានមានពាក្យថា៖ ត្រៃលោកត្រូវបានពាសពេញដោយតបៈ—កម្តៅវិញ្ញាណដ៏ភ្លឺចែងចាំងនៅខាងក្នុង។ នៅលើមេឃ សូម្បីតែព្រះអាទិត្យ និងព្រះចន្ទ ក៏ភ្លឺរលោងដោយអំណាចនៃតបៈដែរ។
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Tapas is portrayed as an indwelling luminous power that pervades and sustains the cosmos; ethical-spiritual discipline is not merely personal effort but a force that supports order, clarity, and rightful living (dharma).
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction, Bhishma explains to Yudhishthira the greatness of tapas, using a cosmic image: the three worlds are filled with it, and even the sun and moon are said to shine through its power.