Shloka 21
Kapālamocana-tīrtha (Auśanasa) and Balarāma’s Sarasvatī Pilgrimage
आहूता सरितां श्रेष्ठा गययज्ञे सरस्वती । विशालां तु गयस्याहु#षय: संशितव्रता:
āhūtā saritāṃ śreṣṭhā gayayajñe sarasvatī | viśālāṃ tu gayasyāhuḥ ṛṣayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ ||
قال فايشَمبايانا: في قربان الملك غايا استُدعيت سَرَسْوَتِي—أفضل الأنهار—استدعاءً على وفق الشعائر. ويُقرّ الرِّشِيّون، الثابتون المنضبطون في نذورهم، أنّ سَرَسْوَتِي ذاتها، من جهة صلتها بغايا، تُعرَف باسم «فِشَالَا» (Viśālā).
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the dharmic authority of disciplined sages and the sanctity of yajña: sacred realities (like a river’s revered name) are preserved and transmitted through ritual practice and the testimony of vow-bound seers.
Vaiśampāyana explains a tradition about Sarasvatī: when King Gaya performed a great sacrifice, Sarasvatī was invoked there, and the sages state that in that context she is known as Viśālā.