Shloka 44
कुर्वाणं संशितात्मानं स्वाध्यायमृषिसत्तमम् | तदनन्तर उनमेंसे कोई ऋषि प्रतिदिन स्वाध्याय करनेवाले शुद्धात्मा मुनिवर सारस्वतके पास आये ।। स गत्वा5<चष्ट तेभ्यश्व॒ सारस्वतमतिप्रभम्
Vaiśampāyana uvāca | kurvāṇaṃ saṃśitātmānaṃ svādhyāyam ṛṣisattamam | tadanantaraṃ teṣāṃ madhyād eka ṛṣiḥ pratidinaṃ svādhyāyakaraṇaśīlaḥ śuddhātmā munivaraḥ sārasvatasyāntikaṃ jagāma || sa gatvā caṣṭa tebhyaḥ sārasvatam atiprabhām ||
Vaiśampāyana disse: “Naquele tempo, Sārasvata, o mais eminente dos sábios, disciplinado em espírito e firme no estudo sagrado diário, estava entregue ao seu svādhyāya (recitação e estudo). Depois, um dos rishis—de alma pura e constante no svādhyāya cotidiano—foi até Sārasvata. Tendo ido a ele, falou então aos demais sobre o Sārasvata de brilho extraordinário.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights svādhyāya (daily sacred study) and self-discipline as defining marks of a true sage: purity of mind and regular practice generate spiritual radiance and authority worthy of being reported to others.
While Sārasvata is engaged in daily recitation, a pure and regular practitioner among the sages approaches him; afterward, he informs the others about Sārasvata’s exceptional brilliance and stature.