Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 23
बदरपाचन-तीर्थमाहात्म्यम् | Badarapācana Tīrtha Māhātmya
Indratīrtha and the Austerities of Srucāvatī & Arundhatī
तत्राप्लुत्य ततो ब्रह्मा सह देवै: प्रभु: पुरा,ससर्ज तीर्थानि तथा देवतानां यथाविधि । पूर्वकालमें देवताओंसहित भगवान् ब्रह्माने वहाँ स्नान करके विधिपूर्वक देवतीर्थोंकी रचना की थी
tatrāplutya tato brahmā saha devaiḥ prabhuḥ purā | sasarja tīrthāni tathā devatānāṃ yathāvidhi ||
அங்கே நீராடிய பின், பழங்காலத்தில் தேவர்களுடன் கூடிய ஆண்டவன் பிரம்மா விதிப்படி தேவதீர்த்தங்களையும் தேவநீராடும் இடங்களையும் நிறுவினார்.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sacredness is not merely a matter of place but of dharmic order: even divine acts of consecration are performed yathāvidhi—according to prescribed rule—highlighting the Mahābhārata’s emphasis on disciplined, lawful practice as the basis of religious merit.
The narrator states that in ancient times Brahmā, accompanied by the gods, bathed at that location and then established the tīrthas—divine pilgrimage/bathing sites—through proper ritual procedure, explaining the origin and authority of the sacred spot being described.
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