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The power of ascetic disciple, heat. It is the power which brought forth the universe in the Vedic creation stories (RV 10.129 and 10.190. Tapas, as a creative power can come from a variety of different practices including; celibacy, fasting, bodily mortification, pilgrimage, breath control, exposure to heat, and meditation. As in the case of king Divodasa, (or parvati) the is the way that people are able to gain recognition and benefits from the gods | |
