Shloka 233
Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha
Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context
मया दृष्ट: समुद्रे च आश्रमे च कथं त्वयम् । राजेन्द्र! जैगीषव्यकी तपस्याका वह योगजनित प्रभाव देखकर ये मुनिश्रेष्ठ देवल फिर सोचने लगे--“मैंने इन्हें अभी-अभी समुद्रतटपर देखा है
mayā dṛṣṭaḥ samudre ca āśrame ca kathaṃ tvayam | rājendra jaigīṣavyakī tapasā kā va yogajanitaḥ prabhāvaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Aku melihat engkau di pesisir laut, namun engkau berada di sini di āśrama—bagaimanakah hal itu mungkin, wahai raja agung? Kuasa luar biasa apakah, yang lahir daripada tapas dan yoga Jaigīṣavya, telah menjadikannya demikian?” Melihat keajaiban yogik itu, Resi Devala yang utama berfikir dengan hairan: “Baru sahaja aku melihatnya di tepi samudera—bagaimana pula dia hadir di āśrama?”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights the extraordinary efficacy (prabhāva) of tapas and yoga: disciplined ascetic practice can yield siddhis that transcend ordinary limitations of place, prompting humility and reverent inquiry even among great sages.
A sage (Devala) is astonished because he has just seen Jaigīṣavya at the seashore, yet the same person appears in the hermitage. Vaiśampāyana reports this wonder and frames it as a yogic effect produced by austerity and yoga.