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Viṣṇusmṛti · Chapter 95
95.15
tapomūlam idaṃ sarvaṃ devamānuṣikaṃ jagat
tapomadhyaṃ tapo 'ntaṃ ca tapasā ca tathā dhṛtam //
95.16
yad duṣcaraṃ yad durāpaṃ yad dūraṃ yac ca duṣkaram
sarvaṃ tat tapasā sādhyaṃ tapo hi duratikramam //
Original text: Viṣṇusmṛti · Edition: V. Krishnamacharya Viṣṇusmṛti with the commentary of Keśavavaijayantī of Nandapaṇḍita Madras The Adyar Library and Research Centre 2 The Adyar Library Series 93,1-2 · Data entry I. Shima · GRETIL (Göttingen) · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0