ततस्तीर्थान्यनेकानि भ्रांत्वा शक्रो नराधिप । क्रमेणैवार्बुदं प्राप्तस्तत्र दृष्ट्वा जलाशयम् । स्नानं चक्रे ततः श्रान्तो महौजाः प्रत्यपद्यत
tatastīrthānyanekāni bhrāṃtvā śakro narādhipa | krameṇaivārbudaṃ prāptastatra dṛṣṭvā jalāśayam | snānaṃ cakre tataḥ śrānto mahaujāḥ pratyapadyata
Dann, o König, wanderte Śakra (Indra) durch viele Tīrthas und gelangte der Reihe nach nach Arbuda. Dort erblickte er ein Gewässer; der Mächtige, vom Weg ermattet, nahm ein Bad und erlangte daraufhin großes Leuchten und Kraft — mahā-ojas.
Pulastya (deduced from immediate chapter context; dialogue with a king)
Tirtha: Mahaujasā Tīrtha
Type: kund
Listener: Narādhipa (king) addressed by the storyteller of the khanda
Scene: Indra, after long pilgrimage, arrives at Arbuda, sees a shining lake, bathes, and his body regains mahā-ojas; gods or attendants may be in the distance.
Even the greatest beings seek purification and renewal through tīrtha-snān; sacred places restore spiritual power (ojas) when approached with reverence.
A sacred jalāśaya (lake) at Arbuda, associated with the Mahaujasā Tīrtha tradition in this chapter.
Snāna (ritual bathing) in the tīrtha’s waters.