Shloka 23
Yoga-kṛtya (योककृत्य) — Vyāsa on Sense-Restraint, Obstacles, and Brahman-Realization
तपसा तदवाप्रोति यद्धूतं सूजते जगत् | स तद्धूतश्व सर्वेषां भूतानां भवति प्रभु:
tapasā tad avāpnoti yad dhūtaṃ sūjate jagat | sa tad dhūtaś ca sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ bhavati prabhuḥ ||
Vyāsa bersabda: Dengan tapa (tapas), seseorang mencapai prinsip yang disucikan dan halus, daripadanya dunia ini terbit. Setelah menyatu dengan keadaan yang disucikan itu melalui tapas, seseorang menjadi berwibawa—memperoleh ketuanan atas segala makhluk.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Tapas (disciplined austerity) purifies the practitioner and leads to realization of the subtle, purified source-principle from which the cosmos arises; from such inner purification comes true mastery—first over oneself, and consequently an authoritative influence over beings.
In the didactic setting of Śānti Parva, Vyāsa states a general doctrine: austerity is not mere hardship but a transformative purification that grants access to the causal principle of creation and yields spiritual sovereignty (prabhutva).