तपसः किं प्रभावोऽयं किं वा मंत्रपराक्रमः । येन पृथ्वीतलं कृत्स्नं त्वया दृष्टं मुनीश्वर
tapasaḥ kiṃ prabhāvo'yaṃ kiṃ vā maṃtraparākramaḥ | yena pṛthvītalaṃ kṛtsnaṃ tvayā dṛṣṭaṃ munīśvara
اے سردارِ رِشیو! یہ تپسیا کی کون سی تاثیر ہے یا منتر کی کون سی قوت کہ آپ نے پوری زمین کا پھیلاؤ دیکھ لیا؟
An unnamed listener (likely a sage/interlocutor)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A questioning pilgrim-sage addresses a radiant muni who seems to ‘see’ the whole earth; the background suggests a map-like panorama of rivers, mountains, and kṣetras unfolding as a visionary field.
Spiritual accomplishment is traced to recognized dhārmic sources—tapas, mantra, and divine grace—rather than worldly capability.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the Mahātmya framework by explaining how sacred places can be known.
Implicitly, tapas and mantra-japa are presented as potent disciplines, though no specific rule is stated here.