Shloka 3636
Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha
Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context
आहरन्ति नरश्रेष्ठास्तेषां लोकेष्वपश्यत । जो नरश्रेष्ठ क्रतुओंमें उत्तम अश्वमेध तथा नरमेधका अनुष्ठान करते हैं, उनके लोकोंमें भी उनका दर्शन किया
āharanti naraśreṣṭhās teṣāṁ lokeṣv apaśyata | ye naraśreṣṭhāḥ kratūnāṁ uttamam aśvamedhaṁ tathā naramedhaṁ ca anuṣṭhānayanti, teṣāṁ lokeṣv api teṣāṁ darśanam akārṣīt |
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Contempló a aquellos varones eminentes que, al realizar los más altos ritos sacrificiales—en especial el Aśvamedha y también el Naramedha—alcanzan mundos excelsos. Incluso en esos ámbitos celestiales, su presencia y su visión se manifestaban, mostrando la lógica moral de la epopeya: la acción ritual, cuando se emprende con plena determinación y conforme al orden prescrito, se presenta como causa de destinos acordes y de reconocimiento en la otra vida.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage links disciplined ritual action (kratu) with karmic fruition: those who undertake eminent sacrifices are depicted as attaining corresponding exalted realms, underscoring the epic’s moral economy where properly performed duties generate recognizable results.
Vaiśampāyana reports a vision/observation of distinguished men in their attained worlds—specifically those associated with great sacrificial performances such as the Aśvamedha—highlighting their posthumous status and the narrative’s emphasis on the consequences of ritual merit.