Shloka 16
Vasiṣṭha on Saṃsāra, Guṇas, and Misattributed Agency
Mahābhārata 12.292
वसिष्ठो जमदन्निश्ष विश्वामित्रो$त्रिरेव च | भरद्वाजो हरिश्मश्रु: कुण्डधार: श्रुतश्रवा:
vasiṣṭho jamadagniś ca viśvāmitro ’trir eva ca | bharadvājo hariśmaśruḥ kuṇḍadhāraḥ śrutaśravāḥ | asito devalo nāradaḥ parvataḥ kakṣīvān jamadagninandanaḥ paraśurāmaḥ tāṇḍyaś ca manasaḥ vaśam ānayan | ete maharṣayaḥ samāhitacittā vedar̥gbhiḥ bhagavantaṃ viṣṇuṃ stutvā tasyaiva buddhimato śrīhareḥ kṛpayā tapasā siddhiṃ prāpuḥ ||
帕罗娑罗说道：婆悉吒、阇摩达格尼、毗湿瓦密多罗、阿底利、婆罗堕阇、诃利施摩输、军荼陀罗、室噜多室罗婆、阿悉多、提婆罗、那罗陀、帕尔瓦多、迦叉婆那、阇摩达格尼之子罗摩（帕罗修罗摩），以及能制心的檀荼耶——这些大圣一心专注，以吠陀《梨俱》偈颂赞美毗湿奴。凭智者圣哈利（Śrīhari）之恩，他们修苦行而得成就。
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Spiritual accomplishment (siddhi) arises from disciplined austerity supported by focused mind (samāhita-citta) and devotion expressed through Vedic praise; grace (kṛpā) of Śrīhari is presented as the enabling power behind success.
Parāśara lists renowned sages who, gathering their minds, praise Lord Viṣṇu with Vedic ṛk-verses and, through His grace, undertake tapas and attain siddhi—serving as exemplars of devotional discipline.