Shloka 36
Nakula’s Declaration and the Uñchavṛtti Brāhmaṇa’s Superior Merit (Āśvamedhika Parva, Adhyāya 92)
ववर्ष सुमहातेजा दृष्टवा तस्य तपोबलम् | आसमाप्तेश्न यज्ञस्य तस्यामितपराक्रम:
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
vavarṣa sumahātejā dṛṣṭvā tasya tapobalam | āsamāpteś ca yajñasya tasyāmitaparākramaḥ ||
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಅವನ ತಪೋಬಲವನ್ನು ಕಂಡು ಮಹಾತೇಜಸ್ವಿಯು ಮಳೆ ಸುರಿಸಿದನು; ಯಜ್ಞವು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಮುಗಿಯುವವರೆಗೂ ಆ ಅಮಿತಪರಾಕ್ರಮಿಯು ಯಜ್ಞದ ನಿರ್ವಿಘ್ನ ಪ್ರವಾಹವನ್ನು ಅಕ್ಷುಣ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಕಾಪಾಡಿದನು।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links tapas (disciplined austerity) with the successful completion of yajña (sacrifice), implying that inner spiritual power and ethical restraint uphold public religious duty and social order.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that, upon witnessing the potency of someone’s austerities, a greatly radiant, mighty figure brings rain and ensures that the sacrifice proceeds without interruption until its completion.