Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 10
Baka Dālbhya at Avakīrṇa-tīrtha: Rāṣṭra-kṣaya and Release through Prasāda (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 40)
तस्मिन्नेव तदा तीर्थे सिन्धुद्वीप: प्रतापवान् । देवापिश्न महाराज ब्राह्नाण्यं प्रापतुर्महत्
tasminneva tadā tīrthe sindhudvīpaḥ pratāpavān | devāpiś ca mahārāja brāhmaṇyaṁ prāptavān mahat ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “At that very sacred ford, in those days, the mighty Sindhudvīpa and Devāpi too, O great king, performed austerities and attained the great state of brahminhood.”
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The verse presents tapas performed at a tīrtha as a dharmic discipline capable of transforming one’s spiritual standing—here expressed as attaining exalted brāhmaṇya—emphasizing inner purification and merit through austerity.
Vaiśaṃpāyana tells the king that at the same pilgrimage spot, the renowned Sindhudvīpa and Devāpi undertook austerities and thereby attained great brahminhood, adding to the tīrtha’s fame and sanctity.
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