Shloka 7

Devanagari script

एवं ब्रुवन्नेव तदा ददर्श तपसां निधिम्‌ । तमव्ययमनौपम्यमचिन्त्यं शाश्वतं ध्रुवम्‌,इतना कहते ही तण्डिने उन तपोनिधि, अविकारी, अनुपम, अचिन्त्य, शाश्वत, ध्रुव, निष्कल, सकल, निर्गुण एवं सगुण ब्रह्मका दर्शन प्राप्त किया, जो योगियोंके परमानन्द, अविनाशी एवं मोक्षस्वरूप हैं

Transliteration

evaṁ bruvann eva tadā dadarśa tapasāṁ nidhim | tam avyayam anaupamyam acintyaṁ śāśvataṁ dhruvam |

Translation

అలా పలుకుతూనే అతడు తపస్సుల నిధిని దర్శించాడు—అవ్యయమైన, అనుపమమైన, అచింత్యమైన, శాశ్వతమైన, ధృవమైన ఆ బ్రహ్మను; యోగులకు పరమానందమై, అక్షయ తత్త్వమై, మోక్షస్వరూపమై ఉన్నదానిని ప్రత్యక్షంగా చూచెను।

Word by Word

एवम्thus

ब्रुवन्speaking

एवindeed/just

तदाthen

ददर्शsaw

तपसाम्of austerities

निधिम्treasure/store

तम्him/that (one)

अव्ययम्immutable/undecaying

अनौपम्यम्incomparable

अचिन्त्यम्inconceivable

शाश्वतम्eternal

ध्रुवम्fixed/steadfast

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyudeva (Wind-god)

Brahman (the Absolute)

Tandin (as referenced in the accompanying Hindi gloss)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that sustained tapas and inner discipline can culminate in direct realization (darśana) of Brahman—described as imperishable, incomparable, inconceivable, eternal, and unwavering—who is also identified as the very essence of mokṣa and the supreme bliss sought by yogins.

What is happening in the narrative?

While the speaker continues speaking, a decisive spiritual event occurs: he beholds the ‘treasury of austerity’—the highest reality (Brahman). The narrative marks a transition from discourse to direct vision, indicating that the culmination of practice and truth is experiential realization rather than mere description.