Shloka 46
Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha
Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context
प्रयत: प्राउजलि र्भूत्वा धीरस्तान् ब्रह्म॒सत्रिण: । जैगीषव्यं न पश्यामि तं शंसध्वं महौजसम्
prayataḥ prāñjalir bhūtvā dhīras tān brahmasatriṇaḥ | jaigīṣavyaṃ na paśyāmi taṃ śaṃsadhvaṃ mahaujasam ||
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—ضبط و وقار کے ساتھ، ہاتھ جوڑ کر، اس ثابت قدم شخص نے اُن برہمنوں سے جو برہماستر (قربانی کے سत्र) میں مشغول تھے کہا: “میں جَیگیشویہ کو نہیں دیکھتا؛ اُس مہااوجس والے مُنی کے بارے میں بتاؤ۔”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds dharmic conduct in seeking knowledge: one approaches the learned with self-restraint and humility (prayataḥ, prāñjaliḥ), and values spiritual potency (mahaujas) not as domination but as a mark of disciplined inner power worthy of respectful inquiry.
In Vaiśaṃpāyana’s narration, a composed figure respectfully addresses Brahmanas engaged in a sacrificial session, noting that Jaigīṣavya is not present and requesting them to describe or identify that powerful sage.