Shloka 7
तं तत्र वसमानं तु जैगीषव्यं महामुनिम्,यद्यपि महामुनि जैगीषव्य उस आश्रममें ही रहते थे तथापि देवल मुनि उन्हें दिखाकर धर्मतः योग-साधना नहीं करते थे। इस तरह दोनोंको वहाँ रहते हुए बहुत समय बीत गया
taṃ tatra vasamānaṃ tu jaigīṣavyaṃ mahāmunim | yadyapi mahāmunir jaigīṣavyo ’sminn āśrame eva vasati tathāpi devala-munir enaṃ darśayitvā dharmataḥ yoga-sādhanāṃ na karoti | evaṃ tayor tatra vasatoḥ bahu kālo vyatītaḥ ||
قال فايشَمبايانا: مع أنّ الحكيم العظيم جايگيشَفْيا كان يقيم هناك بعينه في ذلك الأشرم، فإنّ الناسك ديفالا—على الرغم من أن كان يشير إليه ويُظهره—لم يشرع في رياضة اليوغا على وفق الدharma. وهكذا، وبينما كانا مقيمين هناك، انقضى زمن طويل.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Spiritual practice is not merely proximity to a realized sage; it must be undertaken rightly (dharmataḥ) through sincere discipline. Mere recognition of holiness without corresponding effort leads to stagnation, even as time passes.
The narrator states that Jaigīṣavya lives in the hermitage, yet Devala—though aware of him and able to point him out—does not pursue dharmic yogic practice. Consequently, both remain there and a long period elapses.