Shloka 26

Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha

Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context

Devanagari script

सोअन्तरिक्षचरान्‌ सिद्धान्‌ समपश्यत्‌ समाहितान्‌ । जैगीषव्यं च तै: सिद्धै: पूज्यमानमपश्यत

Transliteration

so 'ntarikṣacarān siddhān samapaśyat samāhitān | jaigīṣavyaṃ ca taiḥ siddhaiḥ pūjyamānam apaśyata ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: He then beheld perfected beings (siddhas) moving through the mid-air, all composed and absorbed in contemplation; and among them he saw Jaigīṣavya being honored and worshipped by those very siddhas.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अन्तरिक्षचरान्: moving in the sky
• अन्तरिक्षचरान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तरिक्षचर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सिद्धान्: Siddhas (perfected beings)
• सिद्धान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• समपश्यत्: saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √पश्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• समाहितान्: collected, intent, composed
• समाहितान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाहित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• जैगीषव्यम्: Jaigīṣavya (name of a sage)
• जैगीषव्यम्: Karma
• Type: ProperNoun
• Root: जैगीषव्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• सिद्धैः: by the Siddhas
• सिद्धैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• पूज्यमानम्: being honored/worshipped
• पूज्यमानम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्यमान
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अपश्यत्: saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पश्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Siddhas
• Jaigīṣavya
• Antarikṣa (mid-air/sky)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that true honor arises from inner steadiness (samāhita) and realized spiritual excellence (siddhi). Even in a world dominated by conflict and power, dharmic culture recognizes and venerates authentic ascetic attainment.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes a vision: celestial siddhas moving through the sky, absorbed in concentration, and Jaigīṣavya among them receiving worship from those siddhas—signaling the presence and authority of higher spiritual beings within the episode.