Shloka 12
आस्तीक-उपाख्यान-प्रस्तावः | Introduction to the Āstīka Narrative
स कदाचिन्महाभागस्तपोबलसमन्वित: । चचार पृथिवीं सर्वा यत्रसायंगृहो मुनि:,उनका नाम था जरत्कारु। वे ऊर्ध्विता और महान् ऋषि थे। यायावरोंमें+ उनका स्थान सबसे ऊँचा था। वे धर्मके ज्ञाता थे। एक समय तपोबलसे सम्पन्न उन महाभाग जरत्कारने यात्रा प्रारम्भ की। वे मुनि-वृत्तिसे रहते हुए जहाँ शाम होती वहीं डेरा डाल देते थे
sa kadācin mahābhāgas tapobalasamanvitaḥ | cacāra pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ yatra sāyaṃgṛho muniḥ ||
Once, that illustrious sage—endowed with the power born of austerity—wandered over the whole earth. Living by the discipline of a muni, he would make his evening dwelling wherever nightfall found him, embodying the ideal of a detached, dharma-knowing renunciant.
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ascetic ideal: a muni strengthened by tapas lives without attachment to fixed residence, accepting whatever place becomes available at evening, reflecting restraint, simplicity, and dharma-centered living.
Śaunaka describes the sage Jaratkāru beginning his wanderings across the earth, traveling continuously and lodging wherever night falls, indicating his yāyāvara (itinerant) mode of life.