Shloka 67
Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha
Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context
नैवमित्येव शंसन्तो जैगीषव्यं महामुनिम् । नात:ः परतरं किंचित् तुल्यमस्ति प्रभावत:
naivam ity eva śaṃsanto jaigīṣavyaṃ mahāmunim | nātaḥ parataraṃ kiṃcit tulyam asti prabhāvataḥ ||
Sambil menegaskan tentang Mahamuni Jaigīṣavya, mereka berkata, “Bukan demikian—sungguh!” “Tiada yang lebih tinggi darinya; dalam daya dan wibawa rohani, tiada yang menyamainya.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the traditional Mahābhārata valuation of tapas and spiritual efficacy: true superiority is measured not by worldly status but by prabhāva—inner power born of ascetic discipline and realized wisdom.
Vaiśampāyana reports that people (or interlocutors in the account) emphatically speak in praise of the sage Jaigīṣavya, asserting that none surpasses him and that no one equals his spiritual potency.