Shloka 13
एवं दग्धा भगवता दानवा: स्वेन तेजेसा । अगस्त्येन तदा राज॑ंस्तपसा भावितात्मना,'“राजन्! इस प्रकार शुद्ध अन्तःकरणवाले भगवान् अगस्त्यने अपने तप और तेजसे दानवोंको दग्ध कर दिया था
evaṁ dagdhā bhagavatā dānavāḥ svena tejasā | agastyena tadā rājan tapasā bhāvitātmanā ||
Bhīṣma berkata: “Wahai raja, demikianlah para Dānava telah dibakar oleh resi suci Agastya—batinnya disucikan dan diteguhkan oleh tapas—melalui kekuatan cahaya rohaninya sendiri.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Purified austerity (tapas) generates tejas—moral-spiritual power—that can restrain destructive forces. The verse highlights inner refinement (bhāvitātman) as the ethical foundation for power.
Bhishma recounts to the king that the sage Agastya, empowered by his tapas and personal tejas, burned/destroyed the Dānavas, indicating the triumph of ascetic virtue over harmful beings.