Shloka 26
Indratīrtha–Ādityatīrtha: Balarāma’s Ritual Bathing, Dāna, and Sacred-Historical Recollections
तच्चास्या वचन नित्यमवर्तद्धूदि भारत । सर्वथा बदराण्येव पक्तव्यानीति कन्यका
tac cāsyā vacanaṃ nityam avartad dhūdi bhārata | sarvathā badarāṇy eva paktavyānīti kanyakā ||
वैशम्पायन बोले—हे भारत! उस कन्या का यह वचन उसके मन में बार-बार गूँजता रहता था—“हर प्रकार से केवल बेर ही पकाने हैं।”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores fidelity to a prescribed instruction: ethical care is shown by doing what is enjoined exactly as stated, without substitution or negligence, so that duty is fulfilled in the intended manner.
Vaiśampāyana reports that a maiden’s directive—insisting that only jujubes be cooked—kept repeating in someone’s mind, indicating its importance and the pressure to follow her specific instruction precisely.