Shloka 22
Vaitaraṇī-tīrtha and the Devayāna Path
Kaliṅga Episode
ततः प्रसन्ना पृथिवी तपसा तस्य पाण्डव । पुनरुन्नह्ा सलिलाद् वेदीरूपा स्थिता बभौ
tataḥ prasannā pṛthivī tapasā tasya pāṇḍava | punar unnahā salilād vedīrūpā sthitā babhau ||
ثم، يا باندافا، إن الأرض—وقد سُرَّت بتَبَسِه (tapas: رياضته وزهده)—نهضت ثانيةً من المياه وبدت قائمةً في هيئة مِذبحٍ. وتُبرز هذه الحادثة الاعتقادَ بأن التبس المنضبط، إذا وافق الاستقامة، يُعيد إلى العالم نظامه وثباته.
लोमश उवाच
Educational Q&A
Tapas (disciplined austerity) undertaken in a righteous spirit is portrayed as a force that can heal disorder and re-establish stability; the Earth’s ‘pleasure’ signifies moral-cosmic responsiveness to dharmic effort.
Lomaśa narrates that, due to the ascetic power of a certain figure, the Earth became pleased and re-emerged from the waters, manifesting as a vedi-like altar—an image linking cosmic renewal with sacrificial order.