Shloka 36
Nakula’s Declaration and the Uñchavṛtti Brāhmaṇa’s Superior Merit (Āśvamedhika Parva, Adhyāya 92)
ववर्ष सुमहातेजा दृष्टवा तस्य तपोबलम् | आसमाप्तेश्न यज्ञस्य तस्यामितपराक्रम:
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
vavarṣa sumahātejā dṛṣṭvā tasya tapobalam | āsamāpteś ca yajñasya tasyāmitaparākramaḥ ||
毗舍波耶那说：见到他由苦行（tapas）所生的威力，那位大放光辉者便降下甘霖；并且直到那场祭祀圆满完成，那位勇力无量的英雄都护持其仪轨不断绝、无间断地推进。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links tapas (disciplined austerity) with the successful completion of yajña (sacrifice), implying that inner spiritual power and ethical restraint uphold public religious duty and social order.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that, upon witnessing the potency of someone’s austerities, a greatly radiant, mighty figure brings rain and ensures that the sacrifice proceeds without interruption until its completion.