तत्र तप्त्वा तपस्तीक्ष्णमात्मदर्शनमात्मवान् । सहैवाग्निभिरात्मानं युयोज परमात्मनि ॥ ५४ ॥
tatra taptva tapas tiksnam atma-darsanam atmavan sahaivagnibhir atmanam yuyoja paramatmani
- tatra
- in the forest
- taptva
- executing austerity
- tapah
- the regulative principles of austerity
- tiksnam
- very severely
- atma-darsanam
- which helps self-realization
- atmavan
- conversant with the self
- saha
- with
- eva
- certainly
- agnibhih
- fires
- atmanam
- the personal self
- yuyoja
- he engaged
- parama-atmani
- dealing with the Supreme Soul.
When Saubhari Muni, who was quite conversant with the self, went to the forest, he performed severe penances. In this way, in the fire at the time of death, he ultimately engaged himself in the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.