Shloka 28
बदरपाचन-तीर्थमाहात्म्यम् | Badarapācana Tīrtha Māhātmya
Indratīrtha and the Austerities of Srucāvatī & Arundhatī
पुरा यत्र तपस्तप्तं विपुलं सुमहात्मना । यक्षराज्ञा कुबेरेण वरा लब्धाश्न पुष्कला:
purā yatra tapas taptaṁ vipulaṁ sumahātmanā | yakṣarājñā kuberaṇa varā labdhāś ca puṣkalāḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : « Ensuite, au cœur de cette forêt excellente, ils virent le lieu sacré de Kubera, seigneur des Yakṣas, où jadis ce grand être avait pratiqué d’abondantes austérités et obtenu de nombreux dons éclatants. »
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the Mahābhārata’s ethic that spiritual power and legitimate attainments (such as boons) arise from disciplined tapas—sustained, purposeful austerity—performed by a great-souled being.
The narrator describes the travelers’ sight of an excellent forest-site associated with Kubera, identifying it as the place where Kubera once practiced great austerities and gained many boons.