Shloka 105
Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha
Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site
तैजसं नाम तत् तीर्थ यत्र पूर्वमपां पति: । अभिषिक्त: सुरगणैर्वरुणो भरतर्षभ,भरतश्रेष्ठ)]ी वह तैजस नामका तीर्थ है, जहाँ पहले जलके स्वामी वरुणदेवका देवताओंद्वारा अभिषेक किया गया था
taijasaṃ nāma tat tīrthaṃ yatra pūrvam apāṃ patiḥ | abhiṣiktaḥ suragaṇair varuṇo bharatarṣabha ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Tempat penyeberangan suci itu bernama Taijasa. Di sana, pada zaman dahulu, Varuṇa—tuan segala perairan—telah ditabalkan oleh himpunan para dewa, wahai yang termulia dalam keturunan Bharata.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the sanctity of tīrthas by linking them to divine events: a place becomes ethically and spiritually significant when it is associated with the establishment of cosmic order and rightful authority (here symbolized by Varuṇa’s consecration by the gods).
Vaiśampāyana identifies a particular pilgrimage site named Taijasa and explains its origin-story: in former times, the gods performed Varuṇa’s ritual consecration there, marking the spot as a revered tīrtha.