Shloka 1.47.10
दितेर्गर्भभङ्गो मरुत्प्रतिष्ठा च (Diti’s Severed Embryo and the स्थापना of the Maruts; Viśālā-nagara Lineage)
एष देशस्स काकुत्स्थ महेन्द्राध्युषित: पुरा।दितिं यत्र तपस्सिद्धामेवं परिचचार स:।।।।
eṣa deśas sa kākutstha mahendrādhyuṣitaḥ purā | ditiṃ yatra tapas-siddhām evaṃ paricacāra saḥ || 1.47.10 ||
O Kakutstha, this is that very region once inhabited by great Indra, where he attended upon Diti when her austerities had borne fruit.
"O Descendant of Kakustha (Rama)! this is that country which was formerly inhabited by Indra. Here Indra attended on Diti who achieved the fruit of her austerities.
Dharma includes honoring sacred places tied to tapas and moral events; geography becomes a carrier of ethical memory.
Viśvāmitra identifies a region for Rāma, linking it to Indra’s past service to Diti during her successful austerities.
Reverence for tapas and history—learning dharma through remembrance of exemplary (and cautionary) events.