Shloka 32
Vasiṣṭhāpavāha: Sarasvatī’s Diversion and Viśvāmitra’s Curse (वसिष्ठापवाहः)
रत्नानि च महाहाणि धन धान्यं च पुष्कलम् | ययौ तीर्थ महाबाहुर्यायातं पृथिवीपते,पृथ्वीनाथ! महायशस्वी महाबाहु बलरामजी उस तीर्थमें भी ब्राह्मणोंको विधिपूर्वक हाथी, घोड़े, खच्चरियोंसे जुते हुए रथ, बहुमूल्य रत्न तथा प्रचुर धन-धान्यका दान करके वहाँसे यायात तीर्थमें गये
ratnāni ca mahārghāṇi dhana-dhānyaṁ ca puṣkalam | yayau tīrthaṁ mahābāhur yāyātaṁ pṛthivīpate ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: O panginoon ng lupa, si Balarāma na makapangyarihan ang bisig, matapos maghandog nang ayon sa wastong ritwal sa mga brāhmaṇa sa banal na tawiran—mga elepante, kabayo, mga karwaheng hila ng mula, mahahalagang hiyas, at saganang yaman at butil—ay umalis at nagtungo sa banal na pook na tinatawag na Yāyāta-tīrtha.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores dāna performed with vidhi (proper procedure): generosity is ethically elevated when it is disciplined, directed to worthy recipients (brāhmaṇas), and connected to sacred duty during pilgrimage.
Vaiśampāyana narrates Balarāma’s continued tīrtha-yātrā: after making substantial ritual gifts at one sacred site, he proceeds onward to Yāyāta-tīrtha.