Shloka 32
Vṛddha-kanyā-carita and Balarāma’s Kurukṣetra Inquiry (वृद्धकन्या-चरितम् / कुरुक्षेत्रफल-प्रश्नः)
स हि तीव्रेण तपसा सम्भूत: परमर्षिणा,ब्रह्माजीके पुत्र महर्षि भृगुने तीव्र तपस्यासे भरे हुए लोकमंगलकारी विशालकाय एवं तेजस्वी दधीचको उत्पन्न किया था। ऐसा जान पड़ता था, मानो सम्पूर्ण जगत्के सारतत्त्वसे उनका निर्माण किया गया हो
sa hi tīvreṇa tapasā sambhūtaḥ paramarṣiṇā | brahmāṇo 'pi putraḥ maharṣi-bhṛguṇā tīvratapasā bhareṇa lokamaṅgalakārī viśālakāyaḥ tejasvī ca dadhīcaḥ utpāditaḥ | evaṃ jñāyate yathā samasta-jagataḥ sāratattvāt tasya nirmāṇaṃ kṛtam iva ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Dengan tapa yang amat dahsyat, wujud agung itu terlahir. Resi Bhṛgu—putera Brahmā—melalui pertapaan yang keras melahirkan Dadhīca, bertubuh besar, bercahaya, dan berbakti demi kesejahteraan segala dunia. Dia tampak seolah-olah dibentuk daripada inti sari seluruh alam semesta.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse elevates tapas (disciplined austerity) as a creative and transformative force: spiritual effort can generate extraordinary virtue and power, and its highest expression is lokamaṅgala—using one’s greatness for the welfare of the world.
Vaiśampāyana describes the origin and stature of the sage Dadhīca: Bhṛgu, son of Brahmā, through intense penance brings forth Dadhīca, portrayed as immense, radiant, and inherently beneficial to all beings—seemingly formed from the universe’s very essence.