The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage
अहं यत्तपसात्मानं शोषयामि कृशोदरि बाल्ये ऽपि संयततनुस्तत्तु श्लाघ्यं द्विजन्मनाम्
ahaṃ yattapasātmānaṃ śoṣayāmi kṛśodari bālye 'pi saṃyatatanustattu ślāghyaṃ dvijanmanām
हे कृशोदरी, मी बालपणातही तपश्चर्येने शरीर सुकवत आहे, हा देहसंयम द्विजांसाठी (ब्राह्मणांसाठी) खरोखरच प्रशंसनीय आहे.
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The verse asserts that disciplined restraint (saṃyama) is a virtue even when practiced early. In Purāṇic dharma discourse, tapas is valued not as self-harm but as training the senses and stabilizing intention.
Didactic material embedded in narrative (ākhyāna). It is not a sarga/pratisarga passage; it supports dharma instruction within the story framework.
‘Drying up the body’ symbolizes reducing attachment to bodily comfort and ego-claims. The mention of dvija frames tapas as a culturally sanctioned pathway to inner authority and spiritual maturity.