Mahabharata 9.39.1 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 39, Shloka 1
Ārṣṭiṣeṇa’s Siddhi and the Tīrtha-Boons; Sindhudvīpa–Devāpi Brāhmaṇya; Viśvāmitra’s Tapas Begins
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शल्यपर्वके अन्तर्गत गदापव॑नें बलदेवजीकी तीर्थयात्राके प्रसंगमें सारस्वतोपाख्यानविषयक अड़तीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ ॥/ ३८ ॥। (दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठके ५६ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल ६४ ३ “लोक हैं।) - इन्हीं ऋषियोंकी तपस्यासे कल्पान्तरमें दितिके गर्भले उनचास मरुदगणोंका आविर्भाव हुआ। ये ही दितिके उदरमें एक गर्भके रूपमें प्रकट हुए
vaiśampāyana uvāca | uṣitvā tatra rāmas tu sampūjyāśramavāsinaḥ | tathā maṅkaṇakasya prītiṁ śubhāṁ cakre halāyudhaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Wahai Raja, setelah tinggal di sana—di tīrtha suci wilayah Sarasvatī—Rāma (Balarāma), pemegang bajak, telah memuliakan para resi yang menetap di pertapaan itu dengan sewajarnya, dan turut memperlihatkan niat baik yang membawa berkat serta kasih hormat kepada resi Maṅkaṇaka.”
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Power and prestige are to be guided by dharma: even a mighty figure like Balarāma expresses righteousness through honoring ascetics, cultivating goodwill, and recognizing spiritual merit in sacred spaces.
During Balarāma’s tīrtha-yātrā, he stays at the Sarasvatī-region sacred site, pays formal respect to the hermitage-dwelling ṛṣis, and shows special auspicious affection toward the sage Maṅkaṇaka.
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