Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 57, Shloka 1
विश्वामित्रस्य दक्षिणतपः तथा त्रिशङ्कोः स्वशरीरेण स्वर्गगमनाभिलाषः
Visvamitra’s Southern Austerity and Trisanku’s Bodily Ascent Aspiration
ततस्सन्तप्तहृदय: स्मरन्निग्रहमात्मन:। विनिश्श्वस्य विनिश्श्वस्य कृतवैरो महत्मना।।1.57.1।।स दक्षिणां दिशं गत्वा महिष्या सह राघव ।तताप परमं घोरं विश्वामित्रो महत्तप:।।1.57.2।। फलमूलाशनो दान्तश्चकार सुमहत्तप:।
tatas santaptahṛdayaḥ smaran nigraham ātmanaḥ |
viniśśvasya viniśśvasya kṛtavairo mahātmanā || 1.57.1 ||
Depois, com o coração ardendo ao recordar a própria humilhação, e suspirando repetidas vezes, Viśvāmitra, tendo feito inimizade com o magnânimo Vasiṣṭha, afastou-se para seguir o caminho das austeridades.
"O Descendant of Raghu (Rama)! having created enmity between himself and the magnanimous Vasishta, Viswamitra recollecting the disgrace and repeatedly sighing with a distressed heart went with his eldest wife towards southern quarter to perform rigorous penance. Subsisting on fruits and roots and his senses underfull control he performed the most rigid austerities.
FAQs
Dharma recognizes that unresolved anger and wounded pride can drive harmful conflict; the corrective path is inner discipline—transforming emotion through tapas rather than perpetuating hostility.
After failing in the confrontation with Vasiṣṭha, Viśvāmitra is shaken and ashamed; he withdraws to undertake austerities.
The verse points to the capacity for self-transformation: even when distressed, a person can redirect life toward disciplined practice.