Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 106
Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha
Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site
अमि्मिंस्तीर्थवरे स्नात्वा स्कन्द चाभ्यर्च्य लाड्ली । ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ रुक्मं वासांस्याभरणानि च
asmiṁs tīrthavare snātvā skandaṁ cābhyarcya lāṅgalī | brāhmaṇebhyo dadau rukmaṁ vāsāṁsy ābharaṇāni ca ||
វៃសម្បាយនៈបាននិយាយ៖ នៅកន្លែងឆ្លងទឹកដ៏ប្រសើរបំផុតនោះ ហលធរ បលរាម បានងូតទឹក ហើយគោរពបូជាព្រះស្កន្ទៈ។ បន្ទាប់មក ព្រះអង្គបានប្រទានមាស សម្លៀកបំពាក់ និងគ្រឿងអលង្ការ ដល់ព្រាហ្មណ៍ទាំងឡាយ។
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents a dharmic sequence: cleanse oneself at a tīrtha (snāna), honor the deity (abhyarcana), and complete the act with generosity (dāna) toward brāhmaṇas—linking personal purity, devotion, and social responsibility.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Balarāma, at an excellent sacred place, bathes, worships Skanda, and then gives gifts—gold, clothing, and ornaments—to brāhmaṇas, marking his pious conduct during his movements in the Shalya Parva context.
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