Shloka 86
सरस्वतीतीर्थानुक्रमः — बलरामस्य तीर्थयात्रा
Sarasvatī Tīrtha Itinerary — Balarāma’s Pilgrimage
ब्रह्मलोकजित: सर्वे तपसा ब्रह्मवादिन: । वैशम्पायनजीने कहा--राजन्! पहले युगमें तीन सहोदर भाई रहते थे। वे तीनों ही मुनि थे। उनके नाम थे एकत
brahmalokajitaḥ sarve tapasā brahmavādinaḥ |
वैशम्पायन उवाच—राजन्, पुरा कस्यचिद् युगे त्रयः सहोदराः भ्रातरः आसन्—एकतः, द्वितः, त्रितश्च। ते सर्वे मुनयः ब्रह्मवादिनश्च; सूर्य इव तेजस्विनः, प्रजापतिरिव प्रजावन्तः, तपोनिष्ठाः। ते तपसा ब्रह्मलोकं जिग्युः, ब्रह्मलोकप्राप्तिं च लेभिरे।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Spiritual attainment is presented as the fruit of disciplined tapas and right understanding: those who live as brahmavādins—grounded in Brahman-knowledge and ascetic restraint—can ‘conquer’ even the highest realms, illustrating the ethical ideal that inner discipline and truth-oriented teaching lead to exalted results.
Vaiśampāyana begins (or continues) an illustrative account set in an earlier age, introducing three brother-sages—Ekata, Dvita, and Trita—describing their radiance, progeny, and Brahman-oriented teaching, and stating that through austerities they attained Brahmaloka.