Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 57, Shloka 14
विश्वामित्रस्य दक्षिणतपः तथा त्रिशङ्कोः स्वशरीरेण स्वर्गगमनाभिलाषः
Visvamitra’s Southern Austerity and Trisanku’s Bodily Ascent Aspiration
वासिष्ठा दीर्घतपसस्तपो यत्र हि तेपिरे।त्रिशंङ्कुस्सुमहातेजा श्शतं परमभास्वरम्।।1.57.14।।वसिष्ठपुत्रान् ददृशे तप्यमानान् यशस्विन:।
vāsiṣṭhā dīrghatapasas tapo yatra hi tepire |
triśaṅkuḥ sumahātejāḥ śataṃ paramabhāsvaram || 1.57.14 ||
vasiṣṭhaputrān dadṛśe tapyamānān yaśasvinaḥ |
ବସିଷ୍ଠପୁତ୍ରମାନେ ଯେଉଁ ତପୋଭୂମିରେ ଦୀର୍ଘକାଳ ତପ କରିଥିଲେ, ସେଠାକୁ ମହାତେଜସ୍ବୀ ତ୍ରିଶଙ୍କୁ ପହଞ୍ଚିଲେ; ସେଠାରେ ସେ ଯଶସ୍ବୀ, ଦୀପ୍ତିମାନ, ଶତସଂଖ୍ୟକ ବସିଷ୍ଠପୁତ୍ରମାନଙ୍କୁ ତପସ୍ୟାରତ ଦେଖିଲେ।
Most brilliant Trisanku approached the sons of Vasishta in the place where they had been performing austerities for a long time. There he saw the famous, exceedingly effulgent sons of Vasishta one hundred in number practising penance.
FAQs
Dharma acknowledges the moral weight of tapas and spiritual lineage; approaching ascetics is not merely a transaction but an encounter with disciplined authority that must be treated with reverence.
Triśaṅku arrives at the hermitage-region where Vasiṣṭha’s sons are engaged in long austerities and sees them assembled.
The ascetics’ virtue is tapas (austerity) and spiritual radiance born of discipline.