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In the Harivamsha Purana, King Ksharadeva was born in the Jayanta Vimana, which originated from the celestial realm. I have experienced the pleasures of life in the oceans, among the Vidyadharas, Devas, and Naras, but none of it has truly satisfied me. ||98|| Even though I have access to extraordinary pleasures, they are fleeting, ephemeral, and my lifespan is also impermanent. How can they truly satisfy me? ||99|| Therefore, I will abandon this perishable and painful worldly pleasure and embark on a great endeavor. Through intense tapasya, I will attain the eternal, non-suffering, self-born liberation, the supreme bliss. ||100|| While the Lord was contemplating this in his mind and speech, the Laukantika Devas, born in the fifth heaven, radiant like the moon, including Tusita, Agni, Aruna, and Surya, arrived swiftly. They bowed their heads, folded their hands, and pleaded, "O Lord! This is the time to establish a Tirtha in the Bharat Kshetra. Please initiate the Tirtha." ||101-102|| The Lord knew the path himself, so the words of the Laukantika Devas, though repeating what was already known, were still fruitful in this context. ||103|| The Lord, compassionate towards the deer, quickly released them and entered the city with the princes. Upon reaching the city, they adorned the royal throne, and Indra, as before, came and praised him. ||104|| Then, Indra seated him on the bathing platform and showered him with milk brought by the Devas. They adorned him with garlands, unguents, clothes, and ornaments befitting the Devas. ||105|| The Lord, seated on the magnificent throne, was surrounded by the Asuras and the Devas, who were like the great mountain ranges surrounding Mount Meru. ||106||