Shloka 273
तपस्तेपे परमकं येनातुष्यत् पितामह: । तारकाक्षका महाबली वीर पुत्र “हरि” नामसे प्रसिद्ध था, उसने बड़ी भारी तपस्या की, जिससे ब्रह्माजी उसपर संतुष्ट हो गये
tapas tepe paramakaṃ yenātuṣyat pitāmahaḥ | tārakākṣakaḥ mahābalī vīraḥ putraḥ “hari” nāmasa prasiddhaḥ āsīt; sa mahātapasā brahmāṇam atuṣayat |
ତାରକାକ୍ଷର ମହାବଳୀ ବୀର ପୁତ୍ର ‘ହରି’ ନାମରେ ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ଥିଲା। ସେ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଘୋର ତପସ୍ୟା କଲା; ତାହାରେ ପିତାମହ ବ୍ରହ୍ମା ତାହାପରେ ସନ୍ତୁଷ୍ଟ ହେଲେ।
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Severe tapas can earn divine satisfaction and extraordinary power, but the ethical implication is that such power must be governed by dharma; otherwise spiritual merit can become a means to intensify adharma and conflict.
Duryodhana recounts a precedent: a renowned, powerful hero named Hari, the son of Tārakākṣa, performed intense austerities that pleased Brahmā—setting up a context of boons or exceptional strength gained through ascetic practice.