Shloka 636
Asita Devala Observes Jaigīṣavya’s Yogic Attainment and Chooses Mokṣa-dharma (देवल-जैगीषव्योपाख्यानम्)
शुभं तीर्थवरं तस्माद् रामतीर्थ जगाम ह | मुसलधारी बलरामजी वहाँ भी विधिपूर्वक स्नान तथा उत्तम भोजन-वस्त्रद्वारा ब्राह्मणोंका पूजन करके वहाँसे शुभ तीर्थप्रवर रामतीर्थमें चले गये
śubhaṁ tīrthavaraṁ tasmād rāmatīrthaṁ jagāma ha | musaladhārī balarāmaḥ tatra api vidhipūrvakaṁ snānaṁ tathā uttama-bhojana-vastraiḥ brāhmaṇānāṁ pūjanaṁ kṛtvā tataḥ śubhaṁ tīrthapravaraṁ rāmatīrthaṁ cale jagāma ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：从那吉祥而卓越的圣渡口出发，执持木槌（棍棒）的巴拉罗摩前往罗摩圣渡（Rāma-tīrtha）。在彼处，他亦依正法仪轨沐浴，并以佳肴与上等衣服供养婆罗门；随后离开那里，又继续前行，趋向那至为吉祥的圣地——罗摩圣渡。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic conduct through tīrtha-yātrā: maintaining ritual discipline (vidhi), inner and outer purification (snāna), and generosity and reverence toward brāhmaṇas via gifts of food and clothing—ethical steadiness even amid the turmoil of war.
Balarāma, identified as the mace-bearer, travels from one auspicious pilgrimage place to another called Rāma-tīrtha. At the stop he performs a proper ritual bath and honors brāhmaṇas with excellent food and garments before continuing his journey.