Shloka 56

Kirmīra-rākṣasa-saṃgamaḥ (Encounter and Slaying of Kirmīra) | किर्मीरेण सह भीमसेनसमागमः

Devanagari script

विद्यातपो$भितप्तानां तपसा भावितात्मनाम्‌ | आत्मदर्शनतृप्तानामृषीणामसि सत्तम:,विद्या और तपस्यासे सम्पन्न तथा तपके द्वारा शोधित अन्त:ःकरणवाले आत्मज्ञानसे तृप्त महर्षियोंमें आप ही परम श्रेष्ठ हैं

Transliteration

vidyātapo'bhitaptānāṃ tapasā bhāvitātmanām | ātmadarśanatṛptānām ṛṣīṇām asi sattamaḥ ||

Translation

వైశంపాయనుడు పలికెను— విద్యా మరియు తపస్సుతో శుద్ధులై, తపస్సుచే పరిపక్వాంతఃకరణులై, ఆత్మదర్శనంతో తృప్తులైన ఋషులలో మీరు సర్వోత్తముడు.

Word by Word

विद्याby knowledge/learning

तपःby austerity

अभितप्तानाम्of those who are thoroughly heated/tempered (purified)

तपसाby austerity

भावितात्मनाम्of those whose inner self is cultivated/purified

आत्मदर्शनतृप्तानाम्of those satisfied by the vision/realization of the Self

ऋषीणाम्of sages

असिyou are

सत्तमःthe best/excellent one

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Ṛ

ṛṣis (sages/seers)

ātman (the Self)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True excellence is measured by inner refinement: disciplined learning (vidyā), sustained austerity (tapas), purification of the mind, and contentment born from Self-realization (ātmadarśana), not by external rank.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana delivers a formal commendation, elevating the addressed person as foremost among sages by citing the recognized markers of spiritual attainment—knowledge, austerity, purified inner life, and satisfaction through realization.