Shloka 16
Ārṣṭiṣeṇa’s Siddhi and the Tīrtha-Boons; Sindhudvīpa–Devāpi Brāhmaṇya; Viśvāmitra’s Tapas Begins
सतु शुश्राव विप्रेन्द्र मुनीनां वचनं महत् । सरस्वत्यास्तीर्थवरं ख्यातमौशनसं तदा
sa tu śuśrāva viprendra munīnāṃ vacanaṃ mahat | sarasvatyās tīrthavaraṃ khyātamauśanasaṃ tadā ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。ついで彼は、婆羅門のうち最勝の者よ、仙人たちの重みある言葉を聞いた――サラスヴァティー河にある、古来名高く最上と称えられる聖なる渡し場、アウシャナサ（Auśanasa）についてである。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that the counsel of sages is ‘mahat’—weighty and authoritative—and that revered tīrthas (sacred fords) like the Auśanasa on the Sarasvatī function as ethical and spiritual reference-points, guiding conduct toward purification and dharmic orientation.
Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates that a figure in the story hears the sages speaking about a famous and excellent pilgrimage spot on the Sarasvatī called Auśanasa, setting up attention to that tīrtha’s significance and the guidance associated with it.