Shloka 1073
Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha
Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site
हृष्ट: प्रीतमनाश्चैव हृभवन्माधवोत्तम: । शत्रुवीरोंका संहार करनेवाले मधुवंशी हलधर वहाँ रातभर रहे और उस श्रेष्ठ तीर्थका पूजन एवं उसके जलमें स्नान करके हर्षसे खिल उठे। उन यदुश्रेष्ठ बलरामका मन वहाँ प्रसन्न हो गया था
hṛṣṭaḥ prītamanāś caiva hṛṣṭabhavan mādhavottamaḥ | śatruvīrāṇāṃ saṃhārakaro madhuvaṃśī haladharaḥ tatra rātribharaṃ sthitvā śreṣṭhatīrthasya pūjanaṃ kṛtvā tasya jalena snātvā harṣeṇa vikasitaḥ | tatra yaduśreṣṭhasya balarāmasya manaḥ prasannaṃ babhūva |
Vaiśampāyana said: Rejoicing and filled with gladness, the foremost of the Mādhavas—Balarāma, the wielder of the plough and scion of the Madhu line, famed as a destroyer of hostile heroes—remained there through the night. Having worshipped that excellent sacred ford and bathed in its waters, he became radiant with joy. There, the mind of Balarāma, best among the Yadus, grew serene and content.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a mighty warrior seeks renewal through tīrtha—worship and ritual bathing symbolize ethical self-cleansing and the restoration of inner clarity (prasāda), showing that strength is ideally guided by purity and composure.
Balarāma stays at a sacred place overnight, worships the tīrtha, bathes in its waters, and becomes joyful and mentally serene; Vaiśampāyana narrates this as part of the Shalya Parva sequence.