Shloka 233
Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha
Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context
मया दृष्ट: समुद्रे च आश्रमे च कथं त्वयम् । राजेन्द्र! जैगीषव्यकी तपस्याका वह योगजनित प्रभाव देखकर ये मुनिश्रेष्ठ देवल फिर सोचने लगे--“मैंने इन्हें अभी-अभी समुद्रतटपर देखा है
mayā dṛṣṭaḥ samudre ca āśrame ca kathaṃ tvayam | rājendra jaigīṣavyakī tapasā kā va yogajanitaḥ prabhāvaḥ ||
毗湿摩波耶那说：“我在海滨见过你，而你却又在此林居之中——这怎能如此，王中之王？耆耆沙毗耶由苦行与瑜伽所生的何等异力，竟成就此事？”见此瑜伽奇观，最胜仙人提婆罗惊异自思：“我方才还在海边见到他，他怎会又在 āśrama 现身？”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights the extraordinary efficacy (prabhāva) of tapas and yoga: disciplined ascetic practice can yield siddhis that transcend ordinary limitations of place, prompting humility and reverent inquiry even among great sages.
A sage (Devala) is astonished because he has just seen Jaigīṣavya at the seashore, yet the same person appears in the hermitage. Vaiśampāyana reports this wonder and frames it as a yogic effect produced by austerity and yoga.