तपसा प्राप्यते कामस्तपसा च महत्फलम् । तपसा जायते सर्वं तत्तपः सुलभं नरैः
tapasā prāpyate kāmastapasā ca mahatphalam | tapasā jāyate sarvaṃ tattapaḥ sulabhaṃ naraiḥ
تپسیا سے خواہشیں پوری ہوتی ہیں، تپسیا سے بڑے پھل حاصل ہوتے ہیں۔ تپسیا ہی سے سب کچھ پیدا ہوتا ہے—مگر ایسی تپسیا انسانوں کے لیے آسان نہیں۔
Īśvara (Śiva)
Listener: Pārvatī
Scene: A didactic tableau: sages performing austerities—fasting, japa, standing in water—while a subtle radiance indicates fruits arising from tapas; a contrasting group of ordinary people struggles with discipline.
Tapas is portrayed as a universal generator of results—worldly and spiritual—while also being difficult to sustain.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse provides a general dharma-teaching within a tīrtha-māhātmya setting.
A general exhortation toward tapas; no specific form (fasting, japa count, etc.) is specified here.