Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 4
बदरपाचन-तीर्थमाहात्म्यम् | Badarapācana Tīrtha Māhātmya
Indratīrtha and the Austerities of Srucāvatī & Arundhatī
कुमारके अभिषेक और उनके द्वारा दैत्योंके वधका वृत्तान्त सुनकर मुझे बड़ा आनन्द प्राप्त हुआ है और पुनः मेरे मनमें इस विषयको सुननेकी उत्कण्ठा जाग्रत् हो गयी है ।।
Janamejaya uvāca | kumārake abhiṣekaṁ ca taiś ca daityavadhaṁ śrutvā mahad ānandaṁ prāpto 'smi punaś ca me manasi śrotum utkaṇṭhā jātaiva || apāṁ patiḥ kathaṁ hāsminn abhiṣiktaḥ purā suraiḥ | tan me brūhi mahāprājña kuśalo 'si sattama sādhūśiromaṇe ||
阇那美阇耶说道：“听闻在库摩罗迦的灌顶之事，以及他诛灭达伊提耶族的经过，我心中大喜；而今我又生起强烈的渴望，想更详尽地听此事。就在这处圣地，往昔诸天是如何为伐楼那——水之主宰——行灌顶加冕的？大智仙人啊，请为我尽数道来；你善于宣说，乃人中最胜，德行之士的冠上明珠。”
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights śravaṇa (attentive listening) and respectful inquiry as a path to understanding sacred history: joy arises from hearing dharmic narratives, and deeper knowledge is sought through humble questions addressed to a competent teacher.
Janamejaya, pleased after hearing about the consecration at Kumāraka and the slaying of the Dāityas, asks the sage to narrate how the gods formerly performed Varuṇa’s consecration at that very tīrtha, praising the speaker’s wisdom and skill.
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