Shloka 1
विश्वामित्रस्य तपोविघ्नः, मेनकाप्रसङ्गः, महर्षिपदप्रदानम्
Visvamitra’s Austerity Obstructed; Menaka Episode; Conferment of Maharshi Status
पूर्णे वर्षसहस्रे तु व्रतस्नातं महामुनिम्।अभ्यागच्छन् सुरास्सर्वे तप: फलचिकीर्षव:।।।।
pūrṇe varṣa-sahasre tu vrata-snātaṃ mahā-munim | abhyāgacchan surāḥ sarve tapaḥ-phala-cikīrṣavaḥ ||
ਜਦੋਂ ਹਜ਼ਾਰ ਵਰ੍ਹੇ ਪੂਰੇ ਹੋ ਗਏ ਅਤੇ ਮਹਾਮੁਨੀ ਨੇ ਵ੍ਰਤ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਪਨ-ਸਨਾਨ ਕੀਤਾ, ਤਪੱਸਿਆ ਦਾ ਫਲ ਦੇਣ ਦੀ ਇੱਛਾ ਨਾਲ ਸਾਰੇ ਦੇਵਤਾ ਉਸ ਕੋਲ ਆ ਪਹੁੰਚੇ।
All the gods wanted to bestow the fruits of austerties on the mighty ascetic (Viswamitra). They approached him after a thousand years of penace and his final ritual bath.
FAQs
Dharma here is the moral law of tapas bearing fruit: disciplined effort, completed with proper ritual closure, is acknowledged and rewarded—showing the link between right practice and rightful result.
After long austerity and the vow-ending bath, Viśvāmitra draws the attention of the gods, who come to grant him spiritual fruits.
Viśvāmitra’s virtue is steadfast endurance and completion of vows—spiritual discipline sustained over immense time.