Shloka 16
Trita in the Well (Udapāna-kathā) — Balarāma’s Tīrtha Observances
गच्छन्नेव पथिस्थस्तु राम: प्रेष्यानुवाच ह,यात्रा करते हुए बलरामजीने स्वयं मार्गमें ही रहकर अपने सेवकोंसे कहा--“'तुमलोग शीघ्र ही द्वारका जाकर वहाँसे तीर्थयात्रामें काम आनेवाली सब सामग्री, समस्त आवश्यक उपकरण, अग्निहोत्रकी अग्नि तथा पुरोहितोंको ले आओ
gacchann eva pathisthaḥ tu rāmaḥ preṣyān uvāca ha | tūrṇaṃ dvārakāṃ gatvā tataḥ tīrthayātrāyāṃ kāryāṃ sarvāṃ sāmagrīṃ sarvān āvaśyakopaskarān agnihotrāgnim purohitāṃś ca ānaya ta ||
Vaiśampāyana said: While still on the road, Balarāma addressed his attendants: “Go quickly to Dvārakā and bring from there all the supplies and necessary equipment required for the pilgrimage—along with the sacred fire for the agnihotra and the priests.” The moment underscores disciplined preparation and reverence for Vedic rites even amid the larger turmoil of the epic’s events.
वैशम्पायन उवाच