Shloka 121
Dhaumya’s Enumeration of Eastern Tīrthas
Prācī-diś Tīrtha-kathana
शौनक: सह पुत्रेण व्यासश्न॒ तपतां वर: । दुर्वासाश्च मुनिश्रेष्ठो जाबालिश्व महातपा:
śaunakaḥ saha putreṇa vyāsaś ca tapatāṁ varaḥ | durvāsāś ca muniśreṣṭho jābāliś ca mahātapāḥ ||
Nārada disse: “Śaunaka, junto com seu filho, e Vyāsa—o mais eminente entre os ascetas—, bem como Durvāsā, o melhor dos sábios, e Jābāli, grande praticante de austeridades.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral authority of tapas and sagehood: those established in austerity and spiritual discipline are presented as exemplary figures whose presence lends weight to counsel, judgment, and dharmic guidance.
Nārada is naming eminent ṛṣis—Śaunaka (with his son), Vyāsa, Durvāsā, and Jābāli—introducing or enumerating revered ascetics within the ongoing account in Vana Parva.