Shloka 173
Śalya-parva Adhyāya 34: Balarāma’s Withdrawal, Sarasvatī Pilgrimage Logistics, and Prabhāsa as Soma’s Renewal Tīrtha
ब्रह्माणमिव देवेशमिन्द्रोपेन्द्री मुदान्वितौ । राजन! इन दोनोंका मस्तक सूँघकर उन्होंने कुशल-समाचार पूछा और उन दोनोंने भी अपने गुरुजन बलरामजीका विधिपूर्वक पूजन किया। ठीक उसी तरह, जैसे इन्द्र और उपेन्द्रने प्रसन्नतापूर्वक देवेश्वर ब्रह्माजीकी पूजा की थी
brahmāṇam iva deveśam indropendrī mudānvitau | rājan! etayoḥ mastakaṁ sūṅghitvā tena kuśala-samācāraḥ pṛṣṭaḥ, tayor api gurujanaṁ balarāmaṁ vidhivat pūjitaḥ | tathaiva yathā indra-upendrābhyāṁ prīta-manobhyāṁ deveśvaraḥ brahmā pūjitaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: O King, he affectionately smelled the heads of those two and asked after their welfare; and they, in turn, duly honored their revered elder and teacher, Balarāma. It was like Indra and Upendra, filled with joy, paying worship to Brahmā, the lord of the gods.
संजय उवाच