Shloka 7
Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha
Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context
तं तत्र वसमानं तु जैगीषव्यं महामुनिम्,यद्यपि महामुनि जैगीषव्य उस आश्रममें ही रहते थे तथापि देवल मुनि उन्हें दिखाकर धर्मतः योग-साधना नहीं करते थे। इस तरह दोनोंको वहाँ रहते हुए बहुत समय बीत गया
taṃ tatra vasamānaṃ tu jaigīṣavyaṃ mahāmunim | yadyapi mahāmunir jaigīṣavyo ’sminn āśrame eva vasati tathāpi devala-munir enaṃ darśayitvā dharmataḥ yoga-sādhanāṃ na karoti | evaṃ tayor tatra vasatoḥ bahu kālo vyatītaḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。大聖者ジャイギーシャヴヤがまさにその庵に住していたにもかかわらず、聖仙デーヴァラは—彼を示しはしても—法（ダルマ）にかなうヨーガの修行に着手しなかった。かくして二人がそこに留まるうち、長い歳月が過ぎ去った。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Spiritual practice is not merely proximity to a realized sage; it must be undertaken rightly (dharmataḥ) through sincere discipline. Mere recognition of holiness without corresponding effort leads to stagnation, even as time passes.
The narrator states that Jaigīṣavya lives in the hermitage, yet Devala—though aware of him and able to point him out—does not pursue dharmic yogic practice. Consequently, both remain there and a long period elapses.