Shloka 15
विश्वामित्रस्य तपोविघ्नः, मेनकाप्रसङ्गः, महर्षिपदप्रदानम्
Visvamitra’s Austerity Obstructed; Menaka Episode; Conferment of Maharshi Status
तस्य वर्षसहस्रं तु घोरं तप उपासत:।उत्तरे पर्वते राम देवतानामभूद्भयम्।।।।
tasya varṣa-sahasraṃ tu ghoraṃ tapa upāsataḥ | uttare parvate rāma devatānām abhūd bhayam ||
အို ရာမ! မြောက်ဘက်တောင်ပေါ်တွင် သူသည် ကြောက်မက်ဖွယ် တပဿကို နှစ်တစ်ထောင်တိုင်တိုင် ဆက်လက်ကျင့်သုံးနေစဉ် ဒေဝတားတို့အတွင်း၌ ကြောက်ရွံ့မှု ပေါ်ပေါက်လာလေ၏။
O Rama! while he was performing rigorous penance for a thousand years on the northern mountains, the gods were gripped with fear. (lest he should exceed them).
FAQs
It points to the dharmic tension between spiritual power gained by tapas and the maintenance of cosmic balance; great power can unsettle established orders, demanding heightened responsibility and restraint.
Viśvāmitra’s renewed and prolonged austerities become so intense that the gods fear the consequences of his accumulating spiritual potency.
Unyielding perseverance in tapas—sustained effort over vast time—paired implicitly with the need for inner governance as power grows.