Shloka 24
Kapālamocana-tīrtha (Auśanasa) and Balarāma’s Sarasvatī Pilgrimage
उद्दालकेन यजता पूर्व ध्याता सरस्वती । आजगाम सरिच्छेष्ठा तं देशं मुनिकारणात्
vaiśampāyana uvāca | uddālakena yajatā pūrvaṁ dhyātā sarasvatī | ājagāma saricchreṣṭhā taṁ deśaṁ munikāraṇāt, rājan |
Vaiśampāyana disse: “Ó rei, enquanto o sábio Uddālaka realizava o sacrifício, ele já antes meditara na deusa Sarasvatī. Para cumprir o propósito dos sábios, Sarasvatī—primeira entre os rios—veio àquela região.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sincere yajña and focused meditation, undertaken for a righteous communal purpose, are portrayed as capable of invoking divine assistance; sacred power responds to dharmic intention rather than mere display.
During Uddālaka’s sacrifice, his prior contemplation of Sarasvatī bears fruit: Sarasvatī, praised as the foremost river, comes to that land to fulfill the sages’ intended work.