Shloka 69
Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha
Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context
धर्मात्मा जैगीषव्य तथा असितमुनिका ऐसा ही प्रभाव था। उन दोनों महात्माओंका यह श्रेष्ठ स्थान ही तीर्थ है ।।
tatrāpy upaspṛśya tato mahātmā dattvā ca vittaṃ halabhṛd dvijebhyaḥ | avāpya dharmaṃ paramārthakarmā jagāma somasya mahat sutīrtham ||
持法的阇耆湿婆耶与阿悉多牟尼亦具如是威能。两位大圣的这处最胜之地，本身便是一处圣渡口（tīrtha）。在那里，持犁的大心者婆罗罗摩也行净浴之礼，继而以财物施与“二生”婆罗门。以趋向至上善的行持而得法之功德后，他前往月神苏摩那宏大而殊胜的圣渡口。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic pattern: purification (ritual bathing), generosity to Brahmins, and purposeful action aimed at the highest good. Ethical giving and disciplined conduct are presented as producing tangible spiritual merit (dharma-phala).
Balarāma continues his pilgrimage: he bathes at a sacred place, donates wealth to Brahmins, gains religious merit, and then travels onward to Soma’s renowned and auspicious tīrtha.