Shloka 1.48.25
अहल्याशापवर्णनम् (The Account of Ahalyā’s Curse and the Deserted Hermitage near Mithilā)
गौतमं तं ददर्शाथ प्रविशन्तं महामुनिम्।देवदानवदुर्धर्षं तपोबलसमन्वितम्।।1.48.24।।तीर्थेंदकपरिक्लिन्नं दीप्यमानमिवानलम्।गृहीतसमिधं तत्र सकुशं मुनिपुङ्गवम्।।1.48.25।।
gautamaṃ taṃ dadarśātha praviśantaṃ mahāmunim |
devadānavadurdharṣaṃ tapobalasamanvitam || 1.48.24 ||
tīrthodakapariklinnaṃ dīpyamānam ivānalam |
gṛhītasamidhaṃ tatra sakuśaṃ munipuṅgavam || 1.48.25 ||
Then he saw the great sage Gautama entering—unassailable even to gods and asuras, endowed with the power of austerity—drenched with sacred bathing-water, blazing like fire, carrying fuel-sticks and kuśa-grass, that foremost of ascetics.
Subsequently, Indra beheld the great ascetic Gautama, unassailable by devatas and danavas, endowed with the power of ascetism, drenched with sacrifical waters, shining like flaming fire, carrying sacrificial firewood and Kusha grass and preeminent among sages, entering that leaf hut.
The narrative reinforces that dharma is safeguarded by ascetic integrity: Gautama’s ritual purity and tapas make him a moral force against deception.
This is a repeated/overlapping numbering presentation of the description of Gautama’s return to the hut.
Gautama’s disciplined purity and spiritual radiance born from observance.