Mahabharata — Shanti Parva, Shloka 17
Vasiṣṭha on Saṃsāra, Guṇas, and Misattributed Agency
Mahābhārata 12.292
एते महर्षय: स्तुत्वा विष्णुमृग्भि: समाहिता: । लेभिरे तपसा सिद्धि प्रसादात् तस्य धीमत:
ete maharṣayaḥ stutvā viṣṇum ṛgbhiḥ samāhitāḥ | lebhire tapasā siddhiṃ prasādāt tasya dhīmataḥ ||
帕罗娑罗说道：“这些大圣在一心摄持之中，以吠陀赞歌颂扬毗湿奴，凭苦行而得成就——皆因那位智者主宰的慈恩。（其中有）阿悉多、提婆罗、那罗陀、帕尔瓦多、迦叉婆那、阇摩达格尼之子帕罗修罗摩、据说能制心的檀荼耶，以及婆悉吒、阇摩达格尼、毗湿瓦密多罗、阿底利、婆罗堕阇、诃利施摩输、军荼陀罗与室噜多室罗婆。”
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Austerity (tapas) becomes truly fruitful when joined with focused devotion and Vedic praise; the decisive factor behind siddhi is the Lord’s prasāda (grace), not mere personal effort alone.
Parāśara lists renowned ṛṣis and states that they worshiped Viṣṇu with Ṛgvedic hymns in deep concentration, and through that devotion and their austerities they attained spiritual success by Viṣṇu’s favor.