Shloka 117
Account of Various Sacred Tīrthas
Pilgrimage Merits and Prayāga Supremacy
भरद्वाजस्य शिष्यश्च मुनिरुद्दालकस्तथा । शौनकः सह पुत्रेण व्यासश्च तपतां वरः
bharadvājasya śiṣyaśca muniruddālakastathā | śaunakaḥ saha putreṇa vyāsaśca tapatāṃ varaḥ
And Uddālaka, the muni and disciple of Bharadvāja; and Śaunaka together with his son; and Vyāsa—foremost among ascetics—(were present).
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शिष्यश्च = शिष्यः + च; मुनिरुद्दालकः = मुनिः + उद्दालकः; व्यासश्च = व्यासः + च
FAQs
The verse names Uddālaka (as a disciple of Bharadvāja), Śaunaka (together with his son), and Vyāsa, praised as foremost among ascetics.
Such lists commonly establish authority and continuity of sacred knowledge by linking teachings to respected ṛṣis and their lineages.
It means “the best among those who practice austerities,” highlighting Vyāsa’s spiritual eminence and ascetic authority.