Shloka 3
सरस्वतीतीर्थानुक्रमः — बलरामस्य तीर्थयात्रा
Sarasvatī Tīrtha Itinerary — Balarāma’s Pilgrimage
तत्र धर्मपरो भूत्वा त्रित: स सुमहातपा: । कूपे च वसता तेन सोम: पीतो महात्मना
tatra dharmaparo bhūtvā tritaḥ sa sumahātapāḥ | kūpe ca vasatā tena somaḥ pīto mahātmanā ||
وہاں دھرم پر قائم رہتے ہوئے، نہایت عظیم تپسوی تِرت رشی نے—کنویں میں رہتے ہوئے بھی—اس مہاتما نے سوما رس نوش کیا تھا۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma and spiritual discipline (tapas) are shown as inward commitments: even when confined in a well, the great-souled Trita remains devoted to righteousness and attains the sacred Soma, implying that ethical steadfastness is not defeated by external hardship.
Vaiśaṃpāyana recounts that Trita, renowned for severe austerities, lived in a well and, while there, drank Soma—indicating a remembered episode where a sage’s endurance and ritual/spiritual attainment persist despite adverse conditions.