Shloka 19
Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha
Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context
ततः स प्रविशन्नेव स्वमाश्रमपदं मुनि:,काष्ठ भूतो55श्रमपदे वसति सम महातपा: । आश्रममें प्रवेश करते ही देवलमुनिने वहाँ बैठे हुए जैगीषव्यको देखा, परंतु जैगीषव्यने उस समय भी किसी तरह उनसे बात नहीं की। वे महातपस्वी मुनि आश्रमपर काष्ठमौन होकर बैठे हुए थे
tataḥ sa praviśann eva svam āśramapadaṁ muniḥ, kāṣṭhabhūto ’śramapade vasati sma mahātapāḥ |
ต่อมาเมื่อฤๅษีเข้าไปยังอาศรมของตน ก็เห็นไชคีษัวยะนั่งอยู่ที่นั่น มหาตบัสผู้นั้นอยู่ในอาศรมด้วย “กาษฐเมานะ” คือความเงียบอันแข็งดุจไม้
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights tapas expressed as disciplined restraint: a deliberate silence (mauna) that cultivates inner control and tests the seeker’s patience and humility. Ethical strength is shown not only in speech and action, but also in the capacity to refrain.
Devala enters his hermitage and sees Jaigiṣavya seated there. Jaigiṣavya remains unmoving and uncommunicative, observing a strict, wood-like silence, and does not respond to Devala.