Shloka 1366
धर्मस्य बहुद्वारत्वम् — Nārada’s Audience with Indra (Śānti-parva 340)
पूजयित्वा च देवेशं पुनरायात् स्वमाश्रमम् | व्यासजी सदा ही आकाशमार्गसे अमृतनिधि क्षीर-सागरके तटपर जाकर देवेश्वर श्रीहरिकी पूजा करनेके पश्चात् पुनः: अपने आश्रमपर लौट आते हैं
vaiśampāyana uvāca | pūjayitvā ca deveśaṃ punar āyāt svam āśramam |
毗舍波耶那说道：“恭敬礼拜诸天之主后，他又回到了自己的林居道场。此处叙事所彰显的理想是：虔敬礼拜之后，当以纪律回归本分，回到所当行的职责与生活之道。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Devotion is shown as purposeful and disciplined: one honors the divine with proper worship and then returns to one’s rightful station (āśrama) and responsibilities, integrating bhakti with dharma rather than abandoning duty.
The speaker reports that after worshipping the supreme deity (deveśa), the person in focus returns to his own hermitage, marking the completion of a devotional act and a transition back to ascetic life and regular observances.