अथ तौ बालकौ दीनावृषिभिः परिपालितौ । वृद्धिं गतौ महारण्ये बालावेव स्थितौ व्रते
atha tau bālakau dīnāvṛṣibhiḥ paripālitau | vṛddhiṃ gatau mahāraṇye bālāveva sthitau vrate
その後、哀れな二人の子は聖仙たちに養われた。彼らは大いなる森で成長し、なお幼子のように清らかに、誓戒(ヴラタ)を堅く守り続けた。
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (destination implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Two orphaned children in a forest hermitage: sages with matted hair offering food and instruction; the children performing simple vows—collecting firewood, offering water, reciting mantras—amid a tranquil āśrama with deer and birds.
Association with sages and commitment to vrata form a dharmic foundation that prepares one for tīrtha-worship and higher merit.
Not named in this verse; it serves as narrative lead-up to their later arrival at Prabhāsa-kṣetra.
Vrata (religious observance/vow) is mentioned as a sustained discipline, without a specific named vow.