Shloka 36
Indratīrtha–Ādityatīrtha: Balarāma’s Ritual Bathing, Dāna, and Sacred-Historical Recollections
ते कृत्वा चाश्रमं तत्र न्यवसन्त तपस्विन:
te kṛtvā cāśramaṃ tatra nyavasanta tapasvinaḥ
அங்கே ஆசிரமத்தை அமைத்து அந்தத் தபஸ்வி முனிவர்கள் தங்கினர்—அடக்கமும் தவமும் உடையவர்களாய், தர்ம ஒழுங்கில் நிலைபெற்று.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic value of establishing a disciplined space (āśrama) and living with tapas—suggesting that ethical steadiness and spiritual restraint are cultivated through deliberate environment and practice, especially in the aftermath of upheaval.
The narrator states that the ascetics created or set up a hermitage at that location and then stayed there, indicating a transition to settled ascetic life within the ongoing events of the Śalya Parva.