Shloka 44
Trita in the Well (Udapāna-kathā) — Balarāma’s Tīrtha Observances
कथमाप्लुत्य तस्मिंस्तु पुनराप्पायित: शशी । एतनमे सर्वमाचक्ष्व विस्तरेण महामुने,महामुने! उस तीर्थमें गोता लगाकर चन्द्रमा पुनः किस प्रकार हृष्ट-पुष्ट हुए? यह सब प्रसंग मुझे विस्तारपूर्वक बताइये
janamejaya uvāca | katham āplutya tasmiṁs tu punar āppāyitaḥ śaśī | etan me sarvam ācakṣva vistareṇa mahāmune ||
جنمیجَی نے کہا—اے مہامُنی! اس تیرتھ میں اشنان کر کے ششی (چندرما) کس طرح پھر سے پرورش پا کر بحال ہوا؟ یہ سارا واقعہ مجھے تفصیل سے بیان کیجیے۔
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights śraddhā-driven inquiry into tīrtha-māhātmya: sacred places and rites are portrayed as sources of renewal, and the listener’s duty is to seek detailed understanding from a qualified teacher.
Within the Janamejaya–sage dialogue frame, Janamejaya asks the sage to explain—at length—how the Moon regained strength after bathing at a particular sacred ford, prompting a fuller account of the associated legend.