Mahabharata 9.50.69 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 50, Shloka 69
Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha
Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context
धर्मात्मा जैगीषव्य तथा असितमुनिका ऐसा ही प्रभाव था। उन दोनों महात्माओंका यह श्रेष्ठ स्थान ही तीर्थ है ।।
tatrāpy upaspṛśya tato mahātmā dattvā ca vittaṃ halabhṛd dvijebhyaḥ | avāpya dharmaṃ paramārthakarmā jagāma somasya mahat sutīrtham ||
دھرماتما جَیگیشویہ اور اسِت مُنی کا بھی ویسا ہی اثر و نفوذ تھا۔ اُن دونوں مہاتماؤں کا وہی برتر مقام تیرتھ مانا گیا۔ وہاں بھی ہل دھار بلرام نے اشنان کیا اور دْوِج برہمنوں کو دھن-دان دیا۔ پرمار্থ کے لیے کیے گئے اعمال سے دھرم-پھل پا کر وہ سوم دیو کے عظیم اور بہترین تیرتھ کی طرف روانہ ہوئے۔
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The verse highlights a dharmic pattern: purification (ritual bathing), generosity to Brahmins, and purposeful action aimed at the highest good. Ethical giving and disciplined conduct are presented as producing tangible spiritual merit (dharma-phala).
Balarāma continues his pilgrimage: he bathes at a sacred place, donates wealth to Brahmins, gains religious merit, and then travels onward to Soma’s renowned and auspicious tīrtha.
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