Shloka 38
Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha
Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context
तेषां लोकेष्वपश्यच्च जैगीषव्यं स देवल: । जो लोग दुर्लभ सर्वमेध तथा सौत्रामणि यज्ञ करते हैं, उनके लोकोंमें भी देवलने जैगीषव्यको देखा ।। द्वादशाहैश्व सत्रैश्न यजन्ते विविधैर्नूप
teṣāṁ lokeṣv apaśyac ca jaigīṣavyaṁ sa devalaḥ |
毗湿摩波耶那说道：德瓦罗在那些由行持稀有而艰难的大祭——如“萨尔瓦梅陀”(Sarvamedha)与“苏特罗摩尼”(Sautrāmaṇī)——之人所证得的诸天界中，也见到了阇伊吉湿婆耶(Jaigīṣavya)。这表明阇伊吉湿婆耶的灵性地位并不局限于寻常功德，而是在最高等的祭仪成就之中亦为人所识、所证。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts ritual prestige with deeper spiritual stature: even in realms gained by rare, high-powered sacrifices, Devala still sees Jaigīṣavya—suggesting that Jaigīṣavya’s excellence is recognized beyond conventional ritual merit and is associated with a higher or more pervasive spiritual attainment.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Devala, while observing various heavenly realms associated with great sacrificial performers, also encounters Jaigīṣavya there—placing Jaigīṣavya among (or above) the highest-achieving ritualists in terms of posthumous or cosmic standing.