Shloka 26
Ārṣṭiṣeṇa’s Siddhi and the Tīrtha-Boons; Sindhudvīpa–Devāpi Brāhmaṇya; Viśvāmitra’s Tapas Begins
सर्वकामसमृद्धं च तदाश्रमपदं॑ महत् | मुनिभिव्रद्यिणैश्वैव सेवितं सर्वदा विभो,प्रभो! वह महान् आश्रम सम्पूर्ण मनोवांछित वस्तुओंसे सम्पन्न है। वहँ बहुत-से मुनि और ब्राह्मण सदा निवास करते हैं
sarvakāmasamṛddhaṃ ca tadāśramapadaṃ mahat | munibhir brāhmaṇaiś caiva sevitaṃ sarvadā vibho prabho ||
毗舍波耶那说：那座宏大的隐修聚落富足圆满，诸般所愿与所需皆备。它常为圣贤与婆罗门（brāhmaṇa）所往来供奉，噢，大能之主——噢，可敬者——使其成为持戒与圣学长存之地。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic ideal of an āśrama as a well-provisioned yet disciplined space where sages and brāhmaṇas sustain learning, ritual, and ethical order—showing that material sufficiency can support, rather than oppose, spiritual practice when governed by restraint and service.
Vaiśaṃpāyana describes a great hermitage-settlement, emphasizing its abundance and its constant association with sages and brāhmaṇas, thereby establishing the setting as a respected, sanctified place within the unfolding events of the Śalya Parva.