Shloka 353
Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha
Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context
तेषां लोकेष्वपश्यच्च जैगीषव्यं स देवल: । जो राजसूय और पुण्डरीक यज्ञके द्वारा यजन करते हैं, उनके लोकोंमें भी देवलने जैगीषव्यको देखा
teṣāṁ lokeṣv apaśyac ca jaigīṣavyaṁ sa devalaḥ |
毗湿摩波衍那说：就在那些世界——由行持罗阇苏耶与本陀利迦等大祭者所证得的境界——天人德瓦罗看见了阇耆湿婆耶。此段叙事表明，祭祀之功德在宇宙秩序中自有其承认；然而更为可贵者，是一位已证悟的圣仙在诸高胜界中仍被识认，暗示灵性成就与声名，甚至能超越最上祭果。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the Mahābhārata’s karmic worldview: great sacrifices lead to exalted realms, yet the presence and recognition of a sage like Jaigīṣavya within such realms suggests that spiritual stature and realized wisdom are esteemed even amid the highest ritual rewards.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Devala, while observing or moving through the reward-worlds associated with major sacrifices (Rājasūya and Puṇḍarīka), sees the sage Jaigīṣavya there—marking Jaigīṣavya’s distinguished standing in those celestial domains.