Shloka 67
Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha
Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context
नैवमित्येव शंसन्तो जैगीषव्यं महामुनिम् । नात:ः परतरं किंचित् तुल्यमस्ति प्रभावत:
naivam ity eva śaṃsanto jaigīṣavyaṃ mahāmunim | nātaḥ parataraṃ kiṃcit tulyam asti prabhāvataḥ ||
Mereka menyatakan, “Bukan begitu—sesungguhnya!” lalu memuji mahamuni Jaigīṣavya: “Tiada yang lebih tinggi daripadanya; pada kekuatan dan keberkesanan rohani, tiada yang setara.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the traditional Mahābhārata valuation of tapas and spiritual efficacy: true superiority is measured not by worldly status but by prabhāva—inner power born of ascetic discipline and realized wisdom.
Vaiśampāyana reports that people (or interlocutors in the account) emphatically speak in praise of the sage Jaigīṣavya, asserting that none surpasses him and that no one equals his spiritual potency.