Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 57, Shloka 9
विश्वामित्रस्य दक्षिणतपः तथा त्रिशङ्कोः स्वशरीरेण स्वर्गगमनाभिलाषः
Visvamitra’s Southern Austerity and Trisanku’s Bodily Ascent Aspiration
इति निश्चित्य मनसा भूय एव महातपा:।तपश्चकार काकुत्स्थ परमं परमात्मवान्।।1.57.9।।
iti niścitya manasā bhūya eva mahātapāḥ |
tapaś cakāra kākutstha paramaṃ paramātmavān ||1.57.9||
他在心中如此决断后，那位大苦行者——噢，迦拘特斯陀的后裔——心志坚定，又一次修行至高无上的苦行。
"O Descendant of Kakustha (Rama)! this celebrated intellectual having decided in his mind once again performed greater austerities.
FAQs
Dharma is embodied as firm resolve (niścaya) and disciplined practice—returning to right effort even after disappointment.
After concluding that his prior austerities have not achieved the desired spiritual standing, Viśvāmitra recommences even harsher tapas.
Determination and inner steadiness (paramātmavat)—the capacity to recommit to a goal through self-control.