Shloka 2
Vṛddha-kanyā-carita and Balarāma’s Kurukṣetra Inquiry (वृद्धकन्या-चरितम् / कुरुक्षेत्रफल-प्रश्नः)
तत्राप्युपस्पृश्य बले दत्त्वा दानानि चात्मवान् | सारस्वतस्य धर्मात्मा मुनेस्तीर्थ जगाम ह,धर्मात्मा एवं मनस्वी बलरामजी उस तीर्थमें भी स्नान एवं दान करके सारस्वत मुनिके तीर्थमें गये
tatrāpy upaspṛśya bale dattvā dānāni cātmavān | sārasvatasya dharmātmā munes tīrthaṁ jagāma ha ||
وهناك أيضًا، بعدما تطهّر وفق الشعيرة بمسّ الماء ثم قدّم الصدقات بضبطٍ للنفس، مضى بالاراماُ التقيّ إلى المَعبر المقدّس المنسوب إلى الحكيم ساراسفاتا، بعقلٍ مكرّسٍ للدارما.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic pattern: inner discipline (ātmavān), ritual purification (upaspṛśya), and generosity (dānāni) as complementary practices that sanctify one’s journey and intentions.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Balarāma, continuing his pilgrimage, performs bathing/purification and gives charity at one sacred spot, then travels onward to the tīrtha connected with the sage Sārasvata.