Shloka 25
Kapālamocana-tīrtha (Auśanasa) and Balarāma’s Sarasvatī Pilgrimage
पूज्यमाना मुनिगणैर्वल्कलाजिनसंवृतै: । मनोरमेति विख्याता सा हि तैर्मनसा कृता
pūjyamānā munigaṇair valkalājinasaṃvṛtaiḥ | manorāmeti vikhyātā sā hi tair manasā kṛtā ||
وكانت سَرَسْوَتِي، إلهةُ النهر، تُكرَّم من جماعات الحكماء المتلفّعين بلحاء الشجر وجلود الأيائل؛ فاشتهرت باسم «مَنورَما»، لأن أولئك الرائين صاغوا هذا اللقب بصنيع التأمّل في قلوبهم.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that sincere reverence and inner contemplation (manasā) by disciplined sages can establish sacred renown—here, Sarasvatī’s epithet “Manoramā”—showing the ethical primacy of inward devotion over mere external ritual.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that ascetic sages, wearing bark and deer-skins, honour Sarasvatī; through their mental contemplation they give rise to her being known by the name “Manoramā.”