Nārāyaṇa-tejas: Kṛṣṇa’s Vrata, the Fire-Manifestation, and the Sages’ Inquiry (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय १२६)
दुरन्वयं दुष्प्रधर्ष दुरापं दुरतिक्रमम् । सर्व वै तपसाभ्येति तपो हि बलवत्तरम्
dur anvayaṁ duṣpradharṣa durāpaṁ duratikramam | sarvaṁ vai tapasābhyeti tapo hi balavattaram ||
ພີດສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: «ສິ່ງໃດທີ່ເຂົ້າໃກ້ໄດ້ຍາກຢ່າງຍິ່ງ ແລະຜູກພັນໄດ້ຍາກ, ທີ່ຕ້ານທານຍາກ, ທີ່ໄດ້ມາຍາກ ແລະກ້າວຂ້າມຍາກ—ທຸກຢ່າງແບບນັ້ນລ້ວນບັນລຸໄດ້ດ້ວຍຕະປະສະ; ເພາະພະລັງຂອງຕະປະສະແມ່ນຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ທີ່ສຸດ».
भीष्म उवाच
Tapas—disciplined austerity and self-restraint—has the greatest power; it makes even what is normally unapproachable, unassailable, rare, or hard to surpass become attainable.
In Anushasana Parva’s instruction-focused setting, Bhishma continues to teach dharma and right conduct, emphasizing that sustained ascetic discipline is a decisive means for achieving difficult goals and overcoming formidable barriers.