Trita in the Well (Udapāna-kathā) — Balarāma’s Tīrtha Observances
आखाेणयाहि मे विस्तरश: कथ॑ं राम उपस्थित: । कथं च दृष्टवान् युद्ध कुशलो हासि सत्तम,साधुशिरोमणे! आप कथा कहनेमें कुशल हैं; अतः मुझे विस्तारपूर्वक बताइये कि बलरामजी कैसे वहाँ उपस्थित हुए और किस प्रकार उन्होंने युद्ध देखा?
ākhoṇayāhi me vistaraśaḥ kathaṃ rāma upasthitaḥ | kathaṃ ca dṛṣṭavān yuddha-kuśalo ’si sattama sādhū-śiromaṇe ||
Janamejaya said: “O best of men, O foremost among the virtuous—since you are skilled in recounting battles—tell me in full detail: how did Rama (Balarāma) come to be present there, and in what manner did he witness the war?”
जनमेजय उवाच