Shloka 102
Adhyāya 284: Tapas as a Corrective to Household Attachment
Parāśara’s Instruction
यज्ञवाहाय दान्ताय तप्यायातपनाय च | नमस्तटाय तट्याय तटानां पतये नमः
yajñavāhāya dāntāya tapyāyātapanāya ca | namas taṭāya taṭyāya taṭānāṃ pataye namaḥ ||
யாகத்தைத் தாங்குபவருக்கு, தாந்தன்—அடக்கமுடையவருக்கு, தப்யன்—தவமே ஆனவருக்கு, ஆதபன்—தவத்தின் வெப்பத்தைத் தாங்குபவருக்கு வணக்கம். கரைக்கு வணக்கம்; கரையோடு தொடர்புடையதற்கும் வணக்கம்; எல்லாக் கரைகளின் ஆண்டவனுக்கும் வணக்கம்.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ethical steadiness is rooted in reverence for yajña (ordered duty and sacred offering) and tapas (disciplined self-restraint). By praising the bearer of sacrifice and the ascetic power of endurance, the verse elevates self-control and sustained practice as foundations of dharma.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction, Bhīṣma is reciting a devotional formula of salutations (stuti/namaskāra), invoking a revered power through multiple epithets—linked to sacrifice, austerity, and the protective boundary of river-banks—before continuing his broader teaching on dharma and right conduct.