Shloka 12
अर्जुनस्य लक्ष्यवेधः
Arjuna’s Hitting of the Target at the Svayaṃvara
तापयामास तॉल्लोकान् सदेवासुरमानुषान् । तपसोग्रेण महता नन्दयिष्यन् पितामहान्
tāpayāmāsa tāl lokān sadevāsuramānuṣān | tapasogreṇa mahatā nandayiṣyan pitāmahān ||
Vasiṣṭha berkata: Dengan maksud menggembirakan para leluhurnya, baginda menjalani tapa yang amat ganas lagi maha besar; dengan kekuatan tapa itu, semua dunia—bersama para dewa, asura dan manusia—menjadi hangus kepanasan dan tersiksa.
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
Austerity (tapas) has real potency and must be guided by dharma: even when motivated by filial piety toward ancestors, unchecked intensity can disturb the worlds, implying the ethical need for restraint and right intention.
In Vasiṣṭha’s narration, a figure performs extremely fierce tapas to please his forefathers, and the force of that austerity becomes so intense that it 'heats' or 'scorches' all the realms, affecting gods, asuras, and humans alike.