Mahabharata 14.50.20
तपःपरायणा नित्यं सिध्यन्ते तपसा सदातथैव तपसा देवा महाभागा दिवं गताः
tapaḥparāyaṇā nityaṃ sidhyante tapasā sadātathaiva tapasā devā mahābhāgā divaṃ gatāḥ
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