Shloka 42
Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha
Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context
लोकानपश्यद् गच्छन्तं जैगीषव्यं ततोडसित: । इसके बाद असितने गौओंके लोकमें जाकर जैगीषव्यको ब्रह्मसत्र करनेवालोंके लोकोंमें जाते देखा ।। त्रीललोकानपरान् विप्रमुत्पतन्तं स्वतेजसा
lokān apaśyad gacchantaṃ jaigīṣavyaṃ tato 'sitaḥ | trīl lokān aparān vipram utpatantaṃ svatejasā ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：随后，阿悉多看见阇伊吉湿婆耶继续穿行诸世界。他见那位婆罗门凭自身灵光之力，腾跃飞升，越过三界而至更高的境域——那是行持梵祭(Brahma-satra)及其他重大吠陀祭仪者所能到达之处——由此昭示：苦行之功与祭仪之律，被认为会结成果报，化为崇高的死后归宿。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores a Mahābhārata ethic of karmic causality: disciplined Vedic practice and ascetic radiance (tejas) are portrayed as generating spiritual merit that elevates one beyond ordinary cosmic limits, suggesting that inner power and righteous observance shape one’s posthumous destiny.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Asita witnesses Jaigīṣavya progressing through realms: the brahmin is seen soaring by his own tejas beyond the three worlds into higher destinations associated with great Vedic ritualists (such as performers of Brahma-satra).