Shloka 26
दृष्टमेतत् पुरा भद्रे ज्ञातं च तपसा मया | ब्रह्मभूतं हि सकल॑ पितुस्तव कुल भवेत्,कल्याणि! मैंने तपस्याद्वारा पहले ही यह बात देख और जान ली है कि तुम्हारे पिताका समस्त कुल ब्राह्मण होगा
dṛṣṭam etat purā bhadre jñātaṃ ca tapasā mayā | brahmabhūtaṃ hi sakalaṃ pituḥ tava kulaṃ bhavet kalyāṇi ||
رِچیک نے کہا—اے بھدرے! میں نے یہ بات پہلے ہی دیکھ لی تھی اور اپنی تپسیا سے جان بھی لی تھی کہ تیرے پتا کا پورا کُلنہ برہمنانہ خصلت اور برہمنانہ مرتبہ کو پہنچے گا۔
ऋचीक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the epistemic and moral authority attributed to tapas (austerity): through disciplined ascetic practice one gains insight into dharmic outcomes, here expressed as a foreseen transformation of a lineage into Brahmin status/nature.
Ṛcīka addresses an auspicious lady and declares that he has already seen and confirmed through austerities that her father’s entire family line will become Brahmin, presenting this as a certain, divinely grounded foreknowledge.