Shloka 26
Saptasārasvata-tīrtha-prasaṅgaḥ | The Saptasārasvata Pilgrimage Account and the Maṅkaṇaka Narrative
सुभूमिकं ततो5गच्छत् सरस्वत्यास्तटे वरे । महाबली बलराम वहाँ भी सरस्वतीमें आचमन और स्नान करके उसके सुन्दर तटपर स्थित हुए 'सुभूमिक' तीर्थमें गये
subhūmikaṃ tato ’gacchat sarasvatyās taṭe vare | mahābalī balarāmaḥ tatraiva sarasvatyām ācamya snātvā ca śubhe taṭe sthitaḥ subhūmika-tīrthaṃ gataḥ | tāmrāyasāni bhāṇḍāni vastrāṇi vividhāni ca | pūjayitvā dvijān eva pūjitaś ca tapodhanaiḥ ||
ついで大力のバララーマは、サラスヴァティー河のすぐれた岸辺にある「スブーミカー」と名づけられた聖なる渡し場へ赴いた。そこで彼はアーチャマナ（ācamana）を行い、河に沐浴し、美しい岸に立って、その名高い浄化のティールタへと進んだ。彼は銅と鉄の器、さまざまな衣を施して二度生まれ（婆羅門）を敬い、婆羅門に礼を尽くしたのち、苦行に富む仙人たちからもまた敬われた。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links inner and outer purity: ritual acts like ācamana and bathing are completed by ethical conduct—generosity (dāna), honoring learned brāhmaṇas, and maintaining reciprocal respect with ascetics. Merit arises from humility and giving, not from pilgrimage alone.
Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates Balarāma’s pilgrimage along the Sarasvatī. He reaches the Subhūmikā tīrtha, performs purification rites, donates metal vessels and garments to brāhmaṇas, and is then honored by austerity-rich sages.