Shloka 17
Draupadī’s Instruction on Marital Conduct and Household Discipline (चित्तग्रहण-उपदेश)
भग्व्धिरादिभिर्भूयस्तपसोत्थापितस्तदा । भृशं जज्वाल तेजस्वी तपसा55प्यायित: शिखी
bhagvad-dhirādibhir bhūyas tapasotthāpitas tadā | bhṛśaṃ jajvāla tejasvī tapasāpyāyitaḥ śikhī ||
ମାର୍କଣ୍ଡେୟ କହିଲେ— ତେବେ ଭୃଗୁ, ଅଙ୍ଗିରା ଆଦି ଋଷିମାନେ ପୁନର୍ବାର ନିଜ ତପସ୍ୟାଦ୍ୱାରା ତାହାକୁ ଉଦ୍ବୋଧିତ କଲେ। ସେଇ ତପସ୍ୟାରେ ପୁଷ୍ଟ ତେଜସ୍ବୀ ଅଗ୍ନିଦେବ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଭାବେ ଜ୍ୱଳି ଉଠିଲେ।
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Tapas (disciplined austerity) is portrayed as a real, efficacious force: it can awaken, intensify, and sustain divine energies. The verse also implies ethical restraint—such power is invoked and directed under the guidance of venerable sages rather than unleashed aimlessly.
Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that Bhṛgu, Aṅgiras, and other sages again employ their austerities to rouse Agni. As a result, Agni—already radiant—becomes further strengthened by tapas and flares up with great intensity.