Shloka 22
Vaitaraṇī-tīrtha and the Devayāna Path
Kaliṅga Episode
ततः प्रसन्ना पृथिवी तपसा तस्य पाण्डव । पुनरुन्नह्ा सलिलाद् वेदीरूपा स्थिता बभौ
tataḥ prasannā pṛthivī tapasā tasya pāṇḍava | punar unnahā salilād vedīrūpā sthitā babhau ||
そののち、パーンダヴァよ、大地は彼のタパス（tapas、苦行）に満足し、再び水中から立ち上がって、祭壇（ヴェーディ）の姿となって現れた。この逸話は、正しさにかなった規律あるタパスが、世界の秩序と安定を回復させると信じられていることを示している。
लोमश उवाच
Educational Q&A
Tapas (disciplined austerity) undertaken in a righteous spirit is portrayed as a force that can heal disorder and re-establish stability; the Earth’s ‘pleasure’ signifies moral-cosmic responsiveness to dharmic effort.
Lomaśa narrates that, due to the ascetic power of a certain figure, the Earth became pleased and re-emerged from the waters, manifesting as a vedi-like altar—an image linking cosmic renewal with sacrificial order.