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

Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Entonces vio a seres perfectos (siddhas) que se movían por el aire, todos serenos y absortos; y entre ellos vio a Jaigīṣavya, honrado y venerado por aquellos mismos siddhas.

Word by Word

सःhe

अन्तरिक्षचरान्moving in the sky

सिद्धान्Siddhas (perfected beings)

समपश्यत्saw

समाहितान्collected, intent, composed

जैगीषव्यम्Jaigīṣavya (name of a sage)

चand

तैःby them

सिद्धैःby the Siddhas

पूज्यमानम्being honored/worshipped

अपश्यत्saw

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Siddhas

Jaigīṣavya

Antarikṣa (mid-air/sky)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

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.