Mahabharata 9.39.37 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 39, Shloka 37
Ārṣṭiṣeṇa’s Siddhi and the Tīrtha-Boons; Sindhudvīpa–Devāpi Brāhmaṇya; Viśvāmitra’s Tapas Begins
सिन्धुद्वीपश्च राजर्षिदेवापिश्व महातपा: । ब्रह्माण्यं लब्धवान् यत्र विश्वामित्रस्तथा मुनि:
sindhudvīpaś ca rājarṣir devāpiś ca mahātapāḥ | brahmāṇyaṁ labdhavān yatra viśvāmitras tathā muniḥ ||
Вайшампаяна сказал: «Это то священное место, где царственный риши Синдхудвипа, великий подвижник Девапи и также мудрец Вишвамитра достигли брахманства».
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The verse underscores that spiritual qualification (brahminhood) is presented as attainable through tapas, discipline, and dharmic striving, not merely by birth—using renowned exemplars (Viśvāmitra, Devāpi, Sindhudvīpa) associated with a powerful tīrtha.
Vaiśampāyana identifies a sacred location celebrated in tradition as the place where eminent figures attained brahminhood, thereby elevating the tīrtha’s prestige and framing it as a site of transformative ascetic achievement.
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