Valmiki Ramayana 1.47.10: Bala Kanda, Sarga 47, Shloka 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 ||
यह वही जगह है जहां इंद्र रहता था। जब दिति की तपस्या पूरी हुई, इंद्र ने उसकी खयात रखी थी।
"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.
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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.
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