Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.86
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3.86.1
दक्षिणस्यां तु पुण्यानि शृणु तीर्थानि भारत ।
विस्तरेण यथाबुद्धि कीर्त्यमानानि तानि वै ॥ ३.८६.१ ॥
O Bhārata, hear of the sacred fords in the south; they shall be told in detail, as far as my understanding allows.
3.86.2
यस्यामाख्यायते पुण्या दिशि गोदावरी नदी ।
बह्वारामा बहुजला तापसाचरिता शिवा ॥ ३.८६.२ ॥
In the direction where the sacred Godāvarī river is named, rich in gardens and abundant in water, frequented by ascetics and auspicious.
3.86.3
वेणा भीमरथी चैव नद्यौ पापभयापहे ।
मृगद्विजसमाकीर्णे तापसालयभूषिते ॥ ३.८६.३ ॥
The two rivers Veṇā and Bhīmarathī, which remove the fear of sin, teeming with deer and birds, adorned with the dwellings of ascetics.
3.86.4
राजर्षेस्तस् च सरिन्नृगस्य भरतर्षभ ।
रम्यतीर्था बहुजला पयोष्णी द्विजसेविता ॥ ३.८६.४ ॥
O bull of the Bharatas, this is the river of the royal sage Nṛga: the Payoṣṇī, with lovely fords and abundant water, served by the twice-born.
3.86.5
अपि चात्र महायोगी मार्कण्डेयो महायशाः ।
अनुवंश्यां जगौ गाथां नृगस्य धरणीपतेः ॥ ३.८६.५ ॥
Here too the great yogi, Mārkaṇḍeya of great fame, sang a verse in the lineage of Nṛga, lord of the earth.
3.86.6
नृगस् यजमानस्य प्रत्यक्षमिति नः श्रुतम् ।
मरुतः परिवेष्टारः सदस्याश्च दिवौकसः ॥ ३.८६.६ ॥
We have heard that this happened openly before the sacrificer Nṛga: the Maruts were the servers and the heavenly gods the assembly.
3.86.7
पयोष्ण्यां यजमानस्य वाराहे तीर्थ उत्तमे ।
उद्धृतं भूतलस्थं वावायुना समुदीरितम्।
पयोष्ण्या हरते तोयं पापमामरणान्तिकम् ॥ ३.८६.७ ॥
For the sacrificer, at the Vārāha ford of the Payoṣṇī, the water lying on the earth or lifted up and stirred by the wind is taken by the Payoṣṇī; it removes sin up to the hour of death.
3.86.8
स्वर्गादुत्तुङ्गममलं विषाणं यत्र शूलिनः ।
स्वमात्मविहितं दृष्ट्वा मर्त्यः शिवपुरं व्रजेत् ॥ ३.८६.८ ॥
The spotless Viṣāṇa peak, higher than heaven, where the trident-bearer's own self-established form is seen; having seen it, a mortal may go to the city of Śiva.
3.86.9
एकतः सरितः सर्वा गङ्गाद्याः सलिलोच्चयाः ।
पयोष्णी चैकतः पुण्या तीर्थेभ्यो हि मता मम ॥ ३.८६.९ ॥
On one side are all the rivers beginning with the Gaṅgā and the masses of water; on the other is the sacred Payoṣṇī. In my view she is regarded as greater than all the fords.
3.86.10
माठरस्य वनं पुण्यं बहुमूलफलं शिवम् ।
यूपश्च भरतश्रेष्ठ वरुणस्रोतसे गिरौ ॥ ३.८६.१० ॥
The sacred forest of Māṭhara, abounding in roots and fruits, auspicious; and, best of the Bharatas, on the mountain by the Varuṇa stream is the sacrificial post.
3.86.11
प्रवेण्युत्तरपार्स्वे तु पुण्ये कण्वाश्रमे तथा ।
तापसानामरण्यानि कीर्तितानि यथाश्रुति ॥ ३.८६.११ ॥
On the northern bank of the Praveṇī, in the sacred hermitage of Kaṇva, and likewise the forests of ascetics have been declared as they were heard.
3.86.12
वेदी शूर्पारके तात जमदग्नेर्महात्मनः ।
रम्या पाषाणतीर्था च पुरश्चन्द्रा च भारत ॥ ३.८६.१२ ॥
Dear one, at Śūrpāraka is the altar of the great-souled Jamadagni; and, Bhārata, the pleasing Pāṣāṇa ford and Puraścandrā as well.
3.86.13
अशोकतीर्थं तत्रैव कौन्ते य बहुलाश्रमम् ।
अगस्त्यतीर्थं पाण्ड्येषु वारुणं च युधिष्ठिर ॥ ३.८६.१३ ॥
O son of Kuntī, right there is the Aśoka ford and the hermitage of Bahulā. In the land of the Pāṇḍyas is the Agastya ford, and, O Yudhiṣṭhira, the Vāruṇa ford.
3.86.14
कुमार्यः कथिताः पुण्याः पाण्ड्येष्वेव नरर्षभ ।
ताम्रपर्णी तु कौन्तेय कीर्तयिष्यामि तां शृणु ॥ ३.८६.१४ ॥
O best of men, the holy maidens (rivers) are said to be in the land of the Pāṇḍyas. But, O son of Kuntī, I will describe the Tāmraparṇī to you; listen.
3.86.15
यत्र देवैस्तपस्तप्तं महदिच्छद्भिराश्रमे ।
गोकर्णमिति विख्यातं त्रिषु लोकेषु भारत ॥ ३.८६.१५ ॥
Where the gods performed great austerity in the hermitage, desiring a great boon, that place is renowned in the three worlds as Gokarṇa, O Bhārata.
3.86.16
शीततोयो बहुजलः पुण्यस्तात शिवश्च सः ।
ह्रदः परमदुष्प्रापो मानुषैरकृतात्मभिः ॥ ३.८६.१६ ॥
That lake, dear one, has cold water and abundant water; it is holy and auspicious, and very hard for men with unpurified minds to reach.
3.86.17
तत्र वृक्षतृणाद्यैश्च संपन्नः फलमूलवान् ।
आश्रमोऽगस्त्यशिष्यस्य पुण्यो देवसहे गिरौ ॥ ३.८६.१७ ॥
There, endowed with trees, grasses and the like, rich in fruit and root, is the holy hermitage of Agastya's disciple, on the Devasaha mountain.
3.86.18
वैडूर्यपर्वतस्तत्र श्रीमान्मणिमयः शिवः ।
अगस्त्यस्याश्रमश्चैव बहुमूलफलोदकः ॥ ३.८६.१८ ॥
There is the Vaiḍūrya mountain, glorious, made of gems and auspicious; and Agastya's hermitage too, abundant in roots, fruits and water.
3.86.19
सुराष्ट्रेष्वपि वक्ष्यामि पुण्यान्यायतनानि च ।
आश्रमान्सरितश्चैव सरांसि च नराधिप ॥ ३.८६.१९ ॥
O lord of men, in the Surāṣṭra lands too I shall tell of the sacred shrines, hermitages, rivers and lakes.
3.86.20
चमसोद्भेदनं विप्रास्तत्रापि कथयन्त्युत ।
प्रभासं चोदधौ तीर्थं त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् ॥ ३.८६.२० ॥
There the brahmins also speak of Camasodbhedana; and at the ocean is the Prabhāsa ford, renowned in the three worlds.
3.86.21
तत्र पिण्डारकं नाम तापसाचरितं शिवम् ।
उज्जयन्तश्च शिखरी क्षिप्रं सिद्धिकरो महान् ॥ ३.८६.२१ ॥
There is the auspicious Piṇḍāraka, frequented by ascetics; and the peaked mountain Ujjayanta, a great bestower of swift success.
3.86.22
तत्र देवर्षिवीरेण नारदेनानुकीर्तितः ।
पुराणः श्रूयते श्लोकस्तं निबोध युधिष्ठिर ॥ ३.८६.२२ ॥
There is heard an ancient verse recited by Nārada, the hero among divine sages; listen to it, Yudhiṣṭhira.
3.86.23
पुण्ये गिरौ सुराष्ट्रेषु मृगपक्षिनिषेविते ।
उज्जयन्ते स्म तप्ताङ्गो नाकपृष्ठे महीयते ॥ ३.८६.२३ ॥
On the sacred mountain Ujjayanta in the Surāṣṭra lands, frequented by deer and birds, one whose body is heated by austerity is honored on the heavenly height.
3.86.24
एष नारायणः श्रीमान्क्षीरार्णवनिकेतनः ।
नागपर्यङ्कमुत्सृज्यह्यागतो मधुरां पुरीम् ॥ ३.८६.२४ ॥
This glorious Nārāyaṇa, whose abode is the ocean of milk, left his serpent-couch and came to the city of Mathurā.
3.86.25
पुण्या द्वारवती तत्रयत्रासौ मधुसूदनः ।
साक्षाद्देवः पुराणोसौ स हि धर्मः सनातनः ॥ ३.८६.२५ ॥
Sacred Dvāravatī is there, where that Madhusūdana dwells. He is the very ancient god himself; he indeed is the eternal dharma.
3.86.26
ये च कवेदविदो विप्रा ये चाध्यात्मविदो जनाः ।
ते वदन्ति महात्मानं कृष्णं धर्मं सनातनम् ॥ ३.८६.२६ ॥
The poets, the brahmins who know the Vedas, and the people who know the self all call that great-souled Kṛṣṇa the eternal dharma.
3.86.27
पवित्राणां हि गोविन्दः पवित्रं परमुच्यते ।
पुण्यानामपि पुण्योसौ मङ्गालानां च मङ्गलम्।
त्रैलोक्ये पुण्डरीकाक्षो देवदेवः सनातनः ॥ ३.८६.२७ ॥
Among purifying things Govinda is called the supreme purifier. Among sacred things he is the sacred, and among auspicious things the auspicious. In the three worlds he is the lotus-eyed god of gods, the eternal one.
3.86.28
अव्ययात्मा व्ययात्मा च क्षेत्रज्ञः परमेश्वरः ।
आस्ते हरिरचिन्त्यात्मा तत्रैव मधुसूदनः ॥ ३.८६.२८ ॥
He whose self is both imperishable and perishable, the knower of the field, the supreme lord, the inconceivable-souled Hari Madhusūdana, dwells right there.