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 dit : Ayant adopté diverses disciplines, ils allaient séparément, chacun selon la règle de conduite qu’il avait acceptée. Invisibles aux hommes ordinaires, ils erraient dans le monde ; ainsi cette présence merveilleuse (comme un être des forêts) devint renommée dans tout cet univers.
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.