Shloka 24
बदरपाचन-तीर्थमाहात्म्यम् | Badarapācana Tīrtha Māhātmya
Indratīrtha and the Austerities of Srucāvatī & Arundhatī
।। तत्र स्नात्वा च दत्त्वा च वसूनि विविधानि च
tatra snātvā ca dattvā ca vasūni vividhāni ca
Ali, tendo-se banhado e feito também dádivas—concedendo diversas espécies de riqueza—cumpriu os atos costumeiros de purificação e generosidade, afirmando o dharma pela caridade mesmo no áspero rescaldo da guerra.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma expressed through purification and dāna (charitable giving): after undertaking a cleansing act, one should also support others through gifts, reinforcing moral order even in difficult times.
The narrator describes someone at a particular location performing a ritual bath and then distributing various forms of wealth as gifts—standard dharmic observances that often accompany travel, sacred visits, or post-event rites.