Shloka 40
Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha
Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context
रुद्राणां च वसूनां च स्थानं यच्च बृहस्पते:,तानि सर्वाण्यतीतानि समपश्यत् ततो$डसित: । तदनन्तर रुद्र, वसु और बृहस्पतिके जो स्थान हैं, उन सबको लाँधचकर ऊपर उठे हुए जैगीषव्यका असित देवलने दर्शन किया
rudrāṇāṃ ca vasūnāṃ ca sthānaṃ yac ca bṛhaspateḥ | tāni sarvāṇy atītāni samapaśyat tato 'sitaḥ ||
Waiśampāyana berkata: Asita Devala menyaksikan kediaman para Rudra, para Vasu, dan Bṛhaspati; dan setelah melampaui semua alam itu, ia pun melihat apa yang berada lebih jauh lagi.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the highest divine realms (those of major gods and celestial orders) are not the final goal; the sage’s vision suggests that true spiritual attainment involves transcending prestigious stations and seeing beyond them with clarity and detachment.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that the sage Asita Devala, through yogic or visionary power, beholds the abodes of the Rudras, Vasus, and Bṛhaspati, and then passes beyond them—depicting an upward movement through cosmic levels and a widening of spiritual perception.