“O Grandsire Bhishma! Upavasa vrata (fasting) is called Tapas. Kindly explain me about it.” asked Dharmaja.
“O Dharmanandana! Simply fasting, without taking any food, is not Tapas. Fasting is nothing but torturing himself. Tapas means performing a karma with great devotion. They are..... speaking truth, adopting Brahmacharya, cleanliness, maintaining silence without talking unnecessarily, disciplined life; showing kindness towards fellow beings, not hurting anybody either physically or mentally; making charities within his might; these are all called Tapas.” said Bhishma.
“O Dharmanandana! Simply fasting, without taking any food, is not Tapas. Fasting is nothing but torturing himself. Tapas means performing a karma with great devotion. They are..... speaking truth, adopting Brahmacharya, cleanliness, maintaining silence without talking unnecessarily, disciplined life; showing kindness towards fellow beings, not hurting anybody either physically or mentally; making charities within his might; these are all called Tapas.” said Bhishma.
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