तत्र तीर्थेऽश्विनौ देवौ सुरूपौ भिषजां वरौ । तपः कृत्वा सुविपुलं संजातौ यज्ञभागिनौ
tatra tīrthe'śvinau devau surūpau bhiṣajāṃ varau | tapaḥ kṛtvā suvipulaṃ saṃjātau yajñabhāginau
ఆ తీర్థంలో సురూపులైన, వైద్యుల్లో శ్రేష్ఠులైన అశ్వినీదేవులు మహాతపస్సు చేసి యజ్ఞభాగానికి పాత్రులయ్యారు।
Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing)
Type: ghat
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: On a luminous riverbank tīrtha, the twin Aśvins—youthful, radiant physicians—perform severe tapas; a subtle yajña-fire motif appears, indicating their later share in offerings.
Austerity (tapas) performed at a sacred place is portrayed as transformative, conferring both spiritual stature and ritual entitlement.
Āśvina Tīrtha, where the Aśvins are said to have practiced tapas.
No direct prescription; it describes tapas leading to ‘yajña-bhāga’ (a rightful share in sacrificial offerings).