Shloka 16
Indratīrtha–Ādityatīrtha: Balarāma’s Ritual Bathing, Dāna, and Sacred-Historical Recollections
पज्च चैतानि सुभगे बदराणि शुभव्रते । पचेत्युक्त्वा तु भगवाञज्जगाम बलसूदन:
pañca caitāni subhage badarāṇi śubhavrate | pacety uktvā tu bhagavān jagāma balasūdanaḥ ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana berkata: “Wahai yang bertuah, wahai wanita berikrar mulia—ini lima buah bidara; masakkanlah ia.” Setelah berkata demikian, Tuhan Yang Mulia, pembunuh Bala, pun berangkat. Baginda menuju ke sebuah tirtha yang unggul tidak jauh dari pertapaan itu, mandi di sana, lalu menekuni japa serta semadi—tetap menahan diri dan memelihara adab suci di tengah gelora peristiwa besar.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even powerful beings are shown observing discipline: simple food, respectful address, bathing at a tīrtha, and japa. The verse highlights restraint, purity, and the ethical value of maintaining sacred observances alongside worldly duties.
The narrator reports that Indra instructs a virtuous woman to cook five badara fruits. After giving this small domestic instruction, he goes a short distance from the hermitage to a sacred place, bathes, and begins japa/meditative recitation.