तापस उवाच । भरद्वाजात्मजश्चाहं देवशर्मेति विश्रुतः । विहाय भोगानखिलान्वनं घोरमुपागतः
tāpasa uvāca | bharadvājātmajaścāhaṃ devaśarmeti viśrutaḥ | vihāya bhogānakhilānvanaṃ ghoramupāgataḥ
O asceta disse: «Sou filho de Bharadvāja, conhecido pelo nome de Devaśarmā. Tendo abandonado todos os prazeres, vim a esta floresta terrível.»
Tāpasa (Devaśarmā, son of Bharadvāja)
Renunciation (tyāga) and disciplined tapas are presented as the foundation for spiritual authority and purity.
This verse sets the character background within a tīrtha narrative, but does not name a specific tīrtha in the line itself.
No formal rite is specified; the dharmic act emphasized is giving up pleasures and adopting forest austerity.