Shloka 353
Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha
Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context
तेषां लोकेष्वपश्यच्च जैगीषव्यं स देवल: । जो राजसूय और पुण्डरीक यज्ञके द्वारा यजन करते हैं, उनके लोकोंमें भी देवलने जैगीषव्यको देखा
teṣāṁ lokeṣv apaśyac ca jaigīṣavyaṁ sa devalaḥ |
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Dalam alam-alam itu juga—yang dicapai oleh para pelaksana korban agung seperti Rājasūya dan Puṇḍarīka—Devala melihat Jaigīṣavya. Kisah ini menegaskan bahawa pahala ritual diakui dalam tertib kosmos; namun yang lebih utama ialah pengiktirafan terhadap seorang resi yang telah mencapai kesempurnaan di merata alam yang luhur, menandakan bahawa pencapaian rohani dan kemasyhuran dapat melampaui ganjaran tertinggi korban suci.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the Mahābhārata’s karmic worldview: great sacrifices lead to exalted realms, yet the presence and recognition of a sage like Jaigīṣavya within such realms suggests that spiritual stature and realized wisdom are esteemed even amid the highest ritual rewards.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Devala, while observing or moving through the reward-worlds associated with major sacrifices (Rājasūya and Puṇḍarīka), sees the sage Jaigīṣavya there—marking Jaigīṣavya’s distinguished standing in those celestial domains.