Shloka 21
Vidyā–Avidyā and the Twenty-Fifth Principle
Sāṃkhya–Yoga Clarification
रेशमी वस्त्र, सुन्दर आभूषण, वाहन, आसन और उत्तम खान-पान आदि सब कुछ तपस्याका ही फल है ।। मनो<नुकूला: प्रमदा रूपवत्य: सहस्रश: । वास: प्रासादपृषछ्ठे च तत् सर्व तपस: फलम्,मनके अनुकूल चलनेवाली सहस्रों रूपवती युवतियाँ और महलोंका निवास आदि सब कुछ तपस्याका ही फल है
mano'nukūlāḥ pramadā rūpavatyaḥ sahasraśaḥ | vāsaḥ prāsāda-pṛṣṭhe ca tat sarvaṁ tapasaḥ phalam ||
Parāśara disse: “Vestes de seda, belos adornos, veículos, assentos e os melhores alimentos e bebidas—tudo isso é fruto da austeridade (tapas). E milhares de jovens belas que se movem conforme o desejo de alguém, bem como morar nas terrazas dos palácios—todos esses deleites são inteiramente frutos da austeridade.”
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse states that worldly luxuries—beauty, companionship, and palatial living—can arise as results of tapas, prompting ethical reflection on whether austerity should be pursued for such rewards or for higher spiritual aims.
Parāśara is speaking within the Śānti Parva’s didactic discourse, describing the kinds of desirable worldly outcomes that are said to follow from austerity.