Shloka 96
सरस्वतीतीर्थानुक्रमः — बलरामस्य तीर्थयात्रा
Sarasvatī Tīrtha Itinerary — Balarāma’s Pilgrimage
अभवद् गौतमो नित्यं पिता धर्मरत: सदा । उनकी तपस्या, नियम और इन्द्रियनिग्रहसे उनके धर्म-परायण पिता गौतम सदा ही प्रसन्न रहा करते थे
abhavad gautamo nityaṃ pitā dharmarataḥ sadā |
Waiśaṃpāyana berkata: Gautama adalah seorang ayah yang senantiasa teguh dan selalu berpegang pada dharma. Dengan tapa, laku disiplin, dan pengendalian indria, ia terus-menerus berada dalam ketenteraman batin serta mantap di jalan kebajikan.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma as a lived discipline: a person grounded in righteousness, austerity, and control of the senses becomes steady and content, setting a moral example for family and society.
The narrator, Vaiśaṃpāyana, briefly characterizes Gautama as consistently devoted to dharma, emphasizing his constant ethical disposition and disciplined life as part of the ongoing account in the Śalya Parva.