Shloka 84
सिद्धा हि यद् यदिच्छन्ति कुर्वते तदनुग्रहात् तस्मात्तप: समास्थाय कुरुष्वात्ममनोरथम्,सिद्ध पुरुष जो-जो वस्तु चाहते हैं, उसे अपने तपके प्रभावसे प्राप्त कर लेते हैं। अतः आप तपस्याका आश्रय लेकर अपने मनोरथकी पूर्ति कीजिये
siddhā hi yad yad icchanti kurvate tad anugrahāt | tasmāt tapaḥ samāsthāya kuruṣvātma-manoratham ||
Sapagkat ang mga asetikong ganap na may siddhi ay nakakamit ang anumang tunay nilang ninanais sa biyayang isinilang mula sa kanilang tapas. Kaya’t manalig sa disiplinadong tapas at tuparin ang layon ng iyong puso.
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Tapas (disciplined austerity) generates a spiritually efficacious force; those who are siddha can realize their aims through the grace/power arising from such practice. The verse urges undertaking tapas as the ethical means to fulfill one’s rightful intention.
Śaunaka speaks as an advisor, pointing to the well-known capacity of perfected ascetics to accomplish desired ends through austerity, and he exhorts the listener to adopt tapas to achieve the intended objective.