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 ||
Nag-aalay si Bhīṣma ng mapitagang pagpupugay sa banal na kapangyarihang tinatawag dito: ang tagapagdala ng yajña, ang mapagpigil-sa-sarili, ang init ng tapas at ang nagtitiis ng init; pagpupugay sa pampang at sa lahat ng nauukol sa pampang; at muli, pagpupugay sa Panginoon ng lahat ng pampang.
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.