Shloka 108
Puṣkara-Śapatha Itihāsa (Agastya–Indra Dispute at the Tīrthas) | पुष्कर-शपथ-आख्यानम्
श्रमेण महता कृत्वा ते बिसानि कलापश: । तीरे निक्षिप्य पद्मिन्यास्तर्पणं चक्रुरम्भसा,फिर बहुत परिश्रम करके उन्होंने अलग-अलग बोझे बाँधे। इसके बाद उन्हें किनारेपर ही रखकर वे सरोवरके जलसे तर्पण करने लगे
śrameṇa mahatā kṛtvā te bisāni kalāpaśaḥ | tīre nikṣipya padminyās tarpaṇaṃ cakrur ambhasā ||
他们费了很大力气，将莲茎分作一束束捆好；放在满是莲花的湖岸上，随后便以湖水行作怛尔帕那（tarpaṇa，献水祭礼）。
शुन:सख उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid strenuous work, one should not neglect dharma: the verse highlights balancing livelihood or labor with reverential duties such as tarpaṇa, implying that ethical life includes regular acts of remembrance and ritual responsibility.
The group has labored to collect lotus-stalks and tied them into bundles. After placing the bundles on the lakeshore, they pause to perform tarpaṇa using the lake water, indicating a deliberate shift from physical effort to a sacred rite.