Shloka 29
Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha
Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context
तस्मादपि समुत्पत्य सोमलोकमभिप्लुतम् । व्रजन्तमन्वपश्यत् स जैगीषव्यं महामुनिम्,वहाँसे भी ऊपर उठकर महामुनि जैगीषव्य जलमय चन्द्रलोकमें जाते दिखायी दिये
tasmād api samutpatya somalokam abhiplutam | vrajantam anvapaśyat sa jaigīṣavyaṃ mahāmunim ||
Mula pa roon, umangat pa siyang higit, at nakita niya ang dakilang pantas na si Jaigīṣavya na patungo sa daigdig ni Soma (Somaloka), na inilalarawang tila binabaha o nilulunod ng mga tubig na makalangit.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the idea of graded spiritual ascent: through extraordinary tapas and purity, a sage may move beyond one realm to higher celestial spheres, implying that inner discipline and merit shape one’s post-mortem trajectory.
The narrator reports a vision/observation in which the great sage Jaigīṣavya is seen rising further and proceeding toward Somaloka, described as a water-suffused celestial region.