Shloka 32
Vṛddha-kanyā-carita and Balarāma’s Kurukṣetra Inquiry (वृद्धकन्या-चरितम् / कुरुक्षेत्रफल-प्रश्नः)
स हि तीव्रेण तपसा सम्भूत: परमर्षिणा
sa hi tīvreṇa tapasā sambhūtaḥ paramarṣiṇā | brahmāṇo 'pi putraḥ maharṣi-bhṛguṇā tīvratapasā bhareṇa lokamaṅgalakārī viśālakāyaḥ tejasvī ca dadhīcaḥ utpāditaḥ | evaṃ jñāyate yathā samasta-jagataḥ sāratattvāt tasya nirmāṇaṃ kṛtam iva ||
毗湿摩波耶那说：凭借炽烈的苦行，那位伟大者得以出现。圣仙婆利古——梵天之子——以严酷的修行生出达提遮：形体宏伟，光辉灿然，专为诸世界的安乐而生。他仿佛由整个宇宙的精髓铸成。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse elevates tapas (disciplined austerity) as a creative and transformative force: spiritual effort can generate extraordinary virtue and power, and its highest expression is lokamaṅgala—using one’s greatness for the welfare of the world.
Vaiśampāyana describes the origin and stature of the sage Dadhīca: Bhṛgu, son of Brahmā, through intense penance brings forth Dadhīca, portrayed as immense, radiant, and inherently beneficial to all beings—seemingly formed from the universe’s very essence.