Shloka 42
Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha
Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context
लोकानपश्यद् गच्छन्तं जैगीषव्यं ततोडसित: । इसके बाद असितने गौओंके लोकमें जाकर जैगीषव्यको ब्रह्मसत्र करनेवालोंके लोकोंमें जाते देखा ।। त्रीललोकानपरान् विप्रमुत्पतन्तं स्वतेजसा
lokān apaśyad gacchantaṃ jaigīṣavyaṃ tato 'sitaḥ | trīl lokān aparān vipram utpatantaṃ svatejasā ||
ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า ครั้นแล้ว อสิตได้เห็นไชคีษัวยะเคลื่อนผ่านโลกภูมิทั้งหลายไปไม่หยุด เขาเห็นพราหมณ์ผู้นั้นอาศัยเดชแห่งรัศมีตนเอง เหินข้ามไตรโลกไปสู่ภูมิอันสูงยิ่งที่อยู่ถัดไป
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores a Mahābhārata ethic of karmic causality: disciplined Vedic practice and ascetic radiance (tejas) are portrayed as generating spiritual merit that elevates one beyond ordinary cosmic limits, suggesting that inner power and righteous observance shape one’s posthumous destiny.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Asita witnesses Jaigīṣavya progressing through realms: the brahmin is seen soaring by his own tejas beyond the three worlds into higher destinations associated with great Vedic ritualists (such as performers of Brahma-satra).