Shloka 33
अलर्कोपाख्यानम् — Indriya-Nigraha and Yogic Victory
Mahābhārata 14.30
इत्युक्त: स तपो घोरं जामदग्न्य: पितामहै: । आस्थित: सुमहाभागो ययौ सिद्धि च दुर्गमाम्
ity uktaḥ sa tapo ghoraṃ jāmadagnyaḥ pitāmahaiḥ | āsthitaḥ sumahābhāgo yayau siddhiṃ ca durgamām ||
Nang sa gayon ay masabihan ng kaniyang mga ninuno, si Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)—ang pinakapalad sa mga tao—ay nagsagawa ng mabagsik na pag-aayuno at mahigpit na pagtalima sa tapas. Sa matatag na pagyakap sa gayong mahirap na pagsasanay, nakamtan niya ang isang bihira at halos di-maabot na tagumpay na espirituwal.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Severe self-discipline (tapas), undertaken with steadiness and respect for ancestral guidance, can lead to rare inner accomplishments; ethical strength is portrayed as arising from restraint and perseverance rather than mere force.
After being instructed by his forefathers, Paraśurāma undertakes intense austerities and, through that practice, attains a difficult-to-achieve spiritual perfection (siddhi).