Shloka 6
Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha
Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context
देवलस्याश्रमे राजनन्यवसत् स महाद्युति:
devalasyāśrame rājan anyavasat sa mahādyutiḥ
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “O Hari, ang maringal na iyon ay nanirahan sa ashram ni Devala.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic motif of seeking shelter in a sage’s āśrama: a space associated with restraint, counsel, and moral recalibration. ‘Mahādyuti’ suggests that true brilliance can be aligned with humility—choosing disciplined residence under a ṛṣi rather than acting solely from power or impulse.
Vaiśampāyana informs King Janamejaya that a distinguished, radiant person has come to live in the hermitage of the sage Devala, marking a shift of scene to an āśrama setting where guidance, reflection, or consequential decisions may follow.