Shloka 13
Kirmīra-rākṣasa-saṃgamaḥ (Encounter and Slaying of Kirmīra) | किर्मीरेण सह भीमसेनसमागमः
ऊर्ध्वबाहुर्विशालायां बदर्या मधुसूदन । अतिष्ठ एकपादेन वायुभक्ष: शतं समा:,मधुसूदन! आप विशालापुरीके बदरिकाश्रममें दोनों भुजाएँ ऊपर उठाये केवल वायुका आहार करते हुए सौ वर्षोतक एक पैरसे खड़े रहे हैं
ūrdhvabāhur viśālāyāṃ badaryā madhusūdana | atiṣṭha ekapādena vāyubhakṣaḥ śataṃ samāḥ ||
Arjuna berkata: “Wahai Madhusūdana, di rimba besar Badarī, engkau pernah berdiri dengan sebelah kaki selama seratus tahun, kedua-dua lengan terangkat ke atas, menyara diri hanya dengan udara.”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights tapas (austerity) as a disciplined, long-term commitment—endurance, restraint, and single-pointed resolve are presented as means to spiritual attainment and inner strength.
Arjuna addresses Kṛṣṇa and recounts an extreme ascetic practice performed at Badarī: standing on one foot with arms raised, living only on air for a hundred years, emphasizing the intensity of his penance.