Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.85
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3.85.1
तान्सर्वानुत्सुकान्दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवान्दीनचेतसः ।
अश्वासयंस्तथा धौम्यो बृहस्पतिसमोऽब्रवीत् ॥ ३.८५.१ ॥
Seeing all the Pāṇḍavas eager and downcast in heart, Dhaumya, equal to Bṛhaspati, consoled them and spoke thus.
3.85.2
ब्राह्मणानुमतान्पुण्यानाश्रमान्भरतर्षभ ।
दिशस्तीर्थानि शैलांश्च शृणु मे वदतोऽनघ ॥ ३.८५.२ ॥
Listen to me as I speak of the sacred hermitages approved by the brahmins, the directions, the holy fords and the mountains, O bull of the Bharatas, O sinless one.
3.85.3
याञ्श्रुत्वा गदतो राजन्विशोको भवितासि ह ।
द्रौपद्या चानया सार्धं भ्रातृभिश्च नरेश्वर ॥ ३.८५.३ ॥
O king, having heard them, you will indeed be free from sorrow, together with Draupadī and your brothers, O lord of men.
3.85.4
श्रवणाच्चैव तेषां त्वं पुण्यमाप्स्यसि पाण्डव ।
गत्वा शतगुणं चैव तेभ्य एव नरोत्तम ॥ ३.८५.४ ॥
Indeed, from hearing of them you will obtain merit, O Pāṇḍava, and by going to those very places you will obtain a hundredfold more, O best of men.
3.85.5
शृणु पूर्वां दिशं राजन्देवर्षिगणसेविताम् ।
रम्यां ते कथयिष्यामि युधिष्ठिर यथास्मृति ॥ ३.८५.५ ॥
Listen, O king, to the eastern direction, frequented by hosts of divine sages. O Yudhiṣṭhira, I will describe that delightful region to you as I remember it.
3.85.6
तस्यां रदेवर्षिजुष्टायां नैमिषं नाम भारत ।
यत्रतीर्थानि देवानां पुण्यानि च पृथक् पृथक् ॥ ३.८५.६ ॥
O Bhārata, in that direction, frequented by sages, there is a place named Naimiṣa, where the sacred fords of the gods lie, each apart from the others.
3.85.7
यत्र सा गोमती पुण्या रम्या देवर्षिसेविता ।
यज्ञभूमिश्च देवानां शामित्रं च विवस्वतः ॥ ३.८५.७ ॥
There is the holy and lovely river Gomatī, served by the divine sages; there too is the sacrificial ground of the gods and the śāmitra place of Vivasvat.
3.85.8
तस्यां गिरिवरः पुण्यो गयो राजर्षिसत्कृतः ।
शिवं ब्रह्मसरो यत्रसेवितं त्रिदशर्षिभिः ॥ ३.८५.८ ॥
In it is the holy Gaya, best of mountains, honored by royal sages; there is the auspicious Brahma lake, frequented by the sages of the thirty gods.
3.85.9
यदर्थे पुरुषव्याघ्र कीर्तयन्ति पुरातनाः ।
एष्टव्या बहवः पुत्रा यद्येकोपि गयां व्रजेत् ॥ ३.८५.९ ॥
O tiger among men, for the sake of which the ancients proclaim that many sons are to be desired — if even one of them should go to Gaya.
3.85.10
गौरीं वा वरयेत्कन्यां नीलं वा वृषमुत्सृजेत् ।
उत्तारयति संतत्या दश पूर्वान्दशावरान् ॥ ३.८५.१० ॥
Let him marry a fair maiden, or release a dark-blue bull; through his progeny he delivers ten ancestors and ten descendants.
3.85.11
महानदी च तत्रैव तथा गयशिरो नृप ।
यत्रासौ कीर्त्यते विप्रैरक्षय्यकरणो वटः ॥ ३.८५.११ ॥
There too is the great river, and also Gayaśiras, O king, where the brahmins proclaim that banyan tree which makes things imperishable.
3.85.12
यत्रदत्तं पितृभ्योऽन्नमक्षय्यं भवति प्रभो ।
सा च पुण्यजला तत्र फल्गुनामा महानदी ॥ ३.८५.१२ ॥
Where food offered to the ancestors becomes imperishable, O lord — and there is that great river of holy waters named Phalgu.
3.85.13
बहुमूलफला चापि कौशिकी भरतर्षभ ।
विश्वामित्रोऽध्यगाद्यत्र ब्राह्मणत्वं तपोधनः ॥ ३.८५.१३ ॥
O bull of the Bharatas, there is also the Kauśikī river, rich in roots and fruits, where Viśvāmitra, whose wealth was austerity, attained the state of a brahmin.
3.85.14
गङ्गा यत्रनदी पुण्या यस्यास्तीरे भगीरथः ।
अयजत्तत्रबहुभिः क्रतुभिर्भूरिदक्षिणैः ॥ ३.८५.१४ ॥
Where is the sacred river Gaṅgā, on whose bank Bhagīratha performed many sacrifices with abundant sacrificial fees.
3.85.15
पाञ्चालेषु च कौरव्य कथयन्त्युत्पलावतम् ।
विश्वामित्रोऽयजद्यत्र शक्रेण सह कौशिकः ॥ ३.८५.१५ ॥
O descendant of the Kurus, in the land of the Pañcālas they speak of a place called Utpalāvata, where Kauśika Viśvāmitra sacrificed together with Śakra.
3.85.16
यत्रानुवंशं भगवाञ्जामदग्न्यस्तथा जगौ ।
विश्वामित्रस्य तां दृष्ट्वा चिभूतिमतिमानुषीम् ॥ ३.८५.१६ ॥
Where the venerable Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma) also recited the lineage, having seen Viśvāmitra's superhuman splendour.
3.85.17
कान्यकुब्जेऽपिबत्सोममिन्द्रेण सह कौशिकः ।
ततः क्षत्रादपाक्रामद्ब्राह्मणोस्मीति चाब्रवीत् ॥ ३.८५.१७ ॥
At Kānyakubja too, Kauśika drank soma together with Indra; then, withdrawing from the warrior class, he declared, "I am a brahmin."
3.85.18
पवित्रमृषिभिर्जुष्टं पुण्यं पावनमुत्तमम् ।
गङ्गायमुनयोर्वीर संगमं लोकविश्रुतम् ॥ ३.८५.१८ ॥
O hero, the confluence of the Gaṅgā and Yamunā—frequented by the sages, pure, sacred, purifying and supreme—is famed throughout the world.
3.85.19
यत्रायजत भूतात्मा पूर्वमेव पितामहः ।
प्रयागमिति विख्यातं तस्माद्भरतसत्तम ॥ ३.८५.१९ ॥
Where the Grandfather, soul of all beings, once performed the sacrifice, therefore it is renowned as Prayāga, best of the Bharatas.
3.85.20
अगस्त्यस्य तु राजेन्द्र तत्राश्रमवरो नृप ।
तत्तथा तापसारण्यं तापसैरुपशोभितम् ॥ ३.८५.२० ॥
There, O lord of kings, is the excellent hermitage of Agastya, O king; that forest of ascetics is adorned with ascetics.
3.85.21
हिरण्यबिन्दुः कथितो गिरौ कालञ्जरे महान् ।
आगस्त्यपर्वतोरभ्यः पुण्यो गिरिवः शिवः ॥ ३.८५.२१ ॥
On the mountain Kālañjara is said to be the great Hiraṇyabindu; near Agastya's mountain is a sacred, auspicious mountain.
3.85.22
महेन्द्रो नाम कौरव्य भार्गवस्य महात्मनः ।
अयजत्तत्रकौन्तेय पूर्वमेव पितामहः ॥ ३.८५.२२ ॥
There, O descendant of Kuru, is the mountain named Mahendra of the great-souled Bhārgava; there, O son of Kuntī, the Grandfather once performed a sacrifice.
3.85.23
यत्रभागीरथी पुण्यां सरस्यासीद्युधिष्ठिर ।
यत्र सा ब्रह्मशालेति पुण्याख्याता विशांपते।
धूतपाप्मभिराकीर्णा पुण्यं तस्याश्च दर्शनम् ॥ ३.८५.२३ ॥
Yudhiṣṭhira, where the sacred Bhāgīrathī was in the lake, and where she is called the sacred Brahma-śālā, lord of men; thronged by those whose sins are shaken off, and the sight of her is meritorious.
3.85.24
पवित्रो मङ्गलीयश्च ख्यातो लोके सनातनः ।
केदारश्च मतङ्गस्य महानाश्रम उत्तमः ॥ ३.८५.२४ ॥
Purifying and auspicious, renowned eternally in the world; and the Kedāra of Mataṅga, a great and excellent hermitage.
3.85.25
कुण्डोदः पर्वतो रम्यो बहुमूलफलोदकः ।
नैषधस्तृषितो यत्र जलं शर्म च लब्धवान् ॥ ३.८५.२५ ॥
The mountain Kuṇḍoda is lovely, abounding in roots, fruits and water. There the thirsty Naiṣadha (Nala) found water and comfort.
3.85.26
यत्र देववनं पुण्यं तापसैरुपशोभितम् ।
बाहुदा च नदी यत्रनन्दा च गिरिमूर्धनि ॥ ३.८५.२६ ॥
Where there is the sacred divine forest adorned by ascetics, and where on the mountain summit flow the rivers Bāhudā and Nandā.
3.85.27
तीर्थानि सरितः शैलाः पुण्यान्यायतनानि च ।
प्राच्यां दिशि महाराज कीर्तितानि मया तव ॥ ३.८५.२७ ॥
O great king, I have recounted to you the sacred fords, rivers, mountains and holy shrines in the eastern direction.
3.85.28
तिसृष्वन्यासु पुण्यानि दिक्षु तीर्थानि मे शृणु ।
सरितः पर्वतांश्चैव पुण्यान्यायतनानि च ॥ ३.८५.२८ ॥
Now hear from me the sacred fords in the other three directions: rivers, mountains and holy shrines.