Shloka 18
Indratīrtha–Ādityatīrtha: Balarāma’s Ritual Bathing, Dāna, and Sacred-Historical Recollections
इन्द्रतीर्थेति विख्यात॑ त्रिषु लोकेषु मानद । तस्या जिज्ञासनार्थ स भगवान् पाकशासन:
indratīrtheti vikhyātaṃ triṣu lokeṣu mānada | tasyā jijñāsanārthaṃ sa bhagavān pākaśāsanaḥ ||
ಮಾನದಾ! ‘ಇಂದ್ರತೀರ್ಥ’ವೆಂದು ಖ್ಯಾತವಾದ ಆ ತೀರ್ಥವು ಮೂರು ಲೋಕಗಳಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧವಾಗಿದೆ. ಅದರ ವಿಷಯವನ್ನು ತಿಳಿಯಬೇಕೆಂಬ ಇಚ್ಛೆಯಿಂದ ಭಗವಾನ್ ಪಾಕಶಾಸನ (ಇಂದ್ರ) ಸ್ವತಃ ವಿಚಾರಣಾರ್ಥ ಹೊರಟನು.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic attitude toward sacred places: true understanding comes through humble inquiry (jijñāsā). Even a great deity like Indra seeks knowledge by asking, implying that reverence is joined with the discipline of learning.
Vaiśampāyana introduces a celebrated pilgrimage site called Indratīrtha, famed in all three worlds, and states that Indra (Pākaśāsana) himself wished to know its significance and therefore undertook inquiry about it.