Shloka 57
Nāga-āyatana-darśana-pratīkṣā — The Brāhmaṇa’s Request and Waiting on the Gomatī
तपसा योज्य सो>>त्मान श्वेतद्वीपात् परं हि यत् । तेज इत्यभिविख्यातं स्वयंभासा&$वभासितम्
tapasā yojya so ’tmānaṁ śvetadvīpāt paraṁ hi yat | teja ity abhivikhyātaṁ svayaṁbhāsā ’vabhāsitam ||
தவத்தில் தன்னை இணைத்துக் கொண்டால், ஸ்வேதத்வீபத்திற்கும் அப்பாற்பட்ட ‘தேஜஸ்’ எனப் புகழப்படும் அந்தத் தத்துவத்தை அடையலாம். அந்த ஒளி தன் ஒளியாலேயே ஒளிரும்—சுயபிரகாசம்.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Austerity and disciplined inner practice (tapas) is presented as a means to realize the supreme, self-luminous Reality—described as ‘Tejas’—which is beyond even exalted divine realms like Śvetadvīpa and shines by its own inherent light.
Nārada is describing a transcendent principle encountered through tapas: a supreme radiance beyond Śvetadvīpa. The verse emphasizes that this ultimate ‘Tejas’ is self-manifest (svayaṁbhāsā), not illuminated by any external source.