Shloka 57
Nāga-āyatana-darśana-pratīkṣā — The Brāhmaṇa’s Request and Waiting on the Gomatī
तपसा योज्य सो>>त्मान श्वेतद्वीपात् परं हि यत् । तेज इत्यभिविख्यातं स्वयंभासा&$वभासितम्
tapasā yojya so ’tmānaṁ śvetadvīpāt paraṁ hi yat | teja ity abhivikhyātaṁ svayaṁbhāsā ’vabhāsitam ||
ತಪಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ತನ್ನನ್ನು ತಾನು ಯುಕ್ತಗೊಳಿಸಿದರೆ ಶ್ವೇತದ್ವೀಪಕ್ಕೂ ಪರವಾದ, ‘ತೇಜ’ ಎಂದು ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧವಾದ ಆ ತತ್ತ್ವವನ್ನು ತಲುಪಬಹುದು. ಆ ತೇಜಸ್ಸು ತನ್ನದೇ ಪ್ರಕಾಶದಿಂದ ಪ್ರಕಾಶಿಸುತ್ತದೆ—ಸ್ವಯಂಪ್ರಕಾಶ.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Austerity and disciplined inner practice (tapas) is presented as a means to realize the supreme, self-luminous Reality—described as ‘Tejas’—which is beyond even exalted divine realms like Śvetadvīpa and shines by its own inherent light.
Nārada is describing a transcendent principle encountered through tapas: a supreme radiance beyond Śvetadvīpa. The verse emphasizes that this ultimate ‘Tejas’ is self-manifest (svayaṁbhāsā), not illuminated by any external source.