Shloka 31
Saptasārasvata-tīrtha-prasaṅgaḥ | The Saptasārasvata Pilgrimage Account and the Maṅkaṇaka Narrative
महद्युतेर्महाराज बहुभि: पन्नगैर्वतम् । ऋषीणां हि सहस््राणि तत्र नित्यं चतुर्दश,महाराज! इस प्रकार थोड़ी ही दूर जाकर महाबाहु, महायशस्वी धर्मात्मा भगवान् बलराम नागधन्वा नामक तीर्थमें पहुँच गये, जहाँ महातेजस्वी नागराज वासुकिका बहुसंख्यक सर्पोंसे घिरा हुआ निवासस्थान है। वहाँ सदा चौदह हजार ऋषि निवास करते हैं
vaiśampāyana uvāca | mahadyuter mahārāja bahubhiḥ pannagair vṛtam | ṛṣīṇāṃ hi sahasrāṇi tatra nityaṃ caturdaśa ||
महद्युतेर्महाराज बहुभिः पन्नगैर्वृतम्। ऋषीणां हि सहस्राणि तत्र नित्यं चतुर्दश॥
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights the sanctity of tīrthas: places protected by powerful beings (nāgas) and sustained by continuous ascetic presence (many ṛṣis). It implies that dharma is upheld not only on battlefields but also through enduring spiritual communities and sacred spaces.
Vaiśampāyana describes a sacred abode associated with nāgas, surrounded by many serpents, where fourteen thousand sages reside constantly. In the surrounding narrative context, Balarāma is said to arrive at the tīrtha called Nāgadhanvā, connected with the serpent-king Vāsuki.