Shloka 7
Nārāyaṇa-tejas: Kṛṣṇa’s Vrata, the Fire-Manifestation, and the Sages’ Inquiry (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय १२६)
यद् यद्धि किंचित् संधाय पुरुषस्तप्यते तप: । सर्वमेतदवाप्नोति विद्यया चेति न: श्रुतम्
yad yaddhi kiñcit sandhāya puruṣas tapyate tapaḥ | sarvam etad avāpnoti vidyayā ceti naḥ śrutam ||
آدمی جس جس مقصد کو دل میں باندھ کر تپسیا (ریاضت) کرتا ہے، تپسیا اور ودیا (علم) کی قوت سے وہ سب کچھ پا لیتا ہے—ہم نے یہی سنا ہے۔
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A clearly formed intention (saṅkalpa) combined with tapas (disciplined self-restraint) and vidyā (knowledge) becomes a powerful means of attainment; the verse presents this as an established traditional teaching (śruti/received hearing).
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhishma continues his didactic discourse on dharma and right conduct. Here he states a general principle: people who undertake austerity with a definite aim can achieve that aim through the combined efficacy of penance and knowledge.