Shloka 13
युधिष्ठिरप्रश्नः—विश्वामित्रस्य ब्राह्मणत्वकौतूहलम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry on Viśvāmitra’s Attainment of Brāhmaṇya
तदाप्रभृति पुण्या हि विपाशाभून्महानदी । विख्याता कर्मणा तेन वसिष्ठस्य महात्मन:
tadāprabhṛti puṇyā hi vipāśābhūn mahānadī | vikhyātā karmaṇā tena vasiṣṭhasya mahātmanaḥ ||
自那时起，这条大河便成了圣河，并以“毗婆沙”（Vipāśā）之名闻世。它之所以得此盛名，正因高贵的婆悉吒所行的非凡之举：他因惧毗湿瓦密多罗而以绳缚身，入河欲溺；然而河水解其束缚，使他复又浮出。故此河自此被称颂为“毗婆沙”——“无缚者”。
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A place becomes sacred through association with great virtue and extraordinary moral-spiritual events. The verse highlights how the renown of a holy river can arise from the righteous power (and lived experience) of a great sage, emphasizing that ethical-spiritual stature leaves lasting sanctifying influence on the world.
Yudhiṣṭhira recounts that Vasiṣṭha, terrified of Viśvāmitra, tried to end his life by tying himself with a rope and entering a river. The river, however, freed him from the bonds so he emerged alive. Because of this event, the river became famous and was thereafter called Vipāśā—‘the bondless one.’