Shloka 23
Cyavana’s Reconciliation with Indra; Tīrtha-Indexing at Ārcīka-parvata and Yamunā
Chapter 125
एतत् प्रस्रवर्णं पुण्यमिन्द्रस्य मनुजेश्वर । यत्र धाता विधाता च वरुणश्षोर्ध्वमागता:
etad prasravaṇaṁ puṇyam indrasya manujeśvara | yatra dhātā vidhātā ca varuṇaś cordhvam āgatāḥ ||
لومش نے کہا—اے انسانوں کے سردار! یہ اندَر (اِندر) کا مقدّس چشمہ ہے۔ یہی وہ مقام ہے جہاں سے دھاتا، ودھاتا اور ورُن بھی اُردھولोक (بالا جہان) کو چلے گئے تھے۔
लोगमश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage underscores the dharmic value of tīrtha—sacred places associated with divine presence and exemplary deeds—where remembrance of the gods and their ascent inspires reverence, self-restraint, and the pursuit of merit (puṇya).
During the Pāṇḍavas’ forest sojourn, the sage Lomaśa points out a holy site: Indra’s sacred spring, identified as the place where Dhātā, Vidhātā, and Varuṇa are said to have gone upward to the higher worlds.