Shloka 23
Saptasārasvata-tīrtha-prasaṅgaḥ | The Saptasārasvata Pilgrimage Account and the Maṅkaṇaka Narrative
प्राप्तैश्न नियमैस्तैस्तैविचरन्त: पृथक् पृथक्
prāptaiś ca niyamais tais tais te vicarantaḥ pṛthak pṛthak | adṛśyāḥ puruṣaśreṣṭha loke svīkṛtaniyamānusāriṇaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Having adopted various disciplines, they moved about separately, each following his own accepted rule of conduct. Remaining unseen to ordinary people, they wandered in the world; thus that wondrous presence became renowned throughout this universe.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights niyama (self-discipline) and fidelity to one’s accepted rule of conduct: ethical strength is shown not by display but by steady practice, even when one remains unseen by society.
The narrator describes certain beings/figures who, having taken up different observances, move about separately and remain invisible to people; their unusual mode of wandering becomes widely known in the world.