Shloka 18
अन्तर्वन-विद्यारण्योपमा
The Allegory of the Inner Forest of Knowledge
तत्रैव प्रतितिष्ठन्ति पुनस्तत्रोपयन्ति च | सप्त सप्तर्षय: सिद्धा वसिष्ठप्रमुखै:ः सह,सात सिद्ध सप्तर्षि वसिष्ठ आदिके साथ उसी वनमें लीन होते और उसीसे उत्पन्न होते हैं
tatraiva pratitiṣṭhanti punas tatropayānti ca | sapta saptarṣayaḥ siddhā vasiṣṭha-pramukhaiḥ saha ||
Doon mismo sila nananatili; at muli, sa lugar ding iyon sila nagbabalik. Ang pitong ganap na pantas—ang Saptarṣi—na pinangungunahan ni Vasiṣṭha, ay sinasabing lumulubog sa gubat na iyon at muling sumisilang mula roon, na nagpapahiwatig ng isang banal na pook kung saan ang mga natamo na ang kaganapan ay pana-panahong lumilihim at muling lumilitaw.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a sacred, cyclical vision of spiritual life: perfected sages withdraw into a holy locus and re-emerge from it, suggesting continuity of dharmic wisdom across cycles and the enduring presence of realized beings in sanctified places.
A brāhmaṇa speaker describes a particular forest or sacred region where the Saptarṣis—led by Vasiṣṭha—are believed to abide, depart, and return, portraying the place as a recurring abode and source for great sages.