सारजिज्ञासया तस्थावेकांगुष्ठः शतं समाः । ततः प्रोवाच तं दिव्या वाणी कात्यायन श्रृणु
sārajijñāsayā tasthāvekāṃguṣṭhaḥ śataṃ samāḥ | tataḥ provāca taṃ divyā vāṇī kātyāyana śrṛṇu
为求洞悉至要之精髓,他以一趾独立,平衡而住,历经百年。随后天启之声对他说:“迦底耶那,谛听。”
Suśravā (narrating Kātyāyana’s account)
Scene: A lone sage (Kātyāyana) stands on one toe in a forested hermitage, body austere and radiant with tapas; above, an unseen divine presence manifests as luminous sound/ākāśa-vāṇī.
Sincere longing for dharma’s essence, supported by tapas and steadiness, draws divine guidance.
Not named in this verse; it narrates the preparatory austerity leading to a location-based instruction.
Tapas (austerity) is described—standing on one toe—though not presented as a general prescription for all.