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 ||
یَجْن کو اٹھانے والے کو سلام؛ دَانت—خود ضبط و باوقار—کو سلام؛ تَپْی—تپسیا کی حقیقت—کو سلام؛ اور آتَپَن—تپ کی گرمی سہنے والے—کو سلام۔ کنارے کو سلام، کنارے سے وابستہ حقیقت کو سلام؛ اور تمام کناروں کے مالک کو بھی سلام۔
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.