Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.87
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3.87.1
अवन्तीषु प्रतीच्यां वै कीर्तयिष्यामि ते दिशि ।
यानि तत्रपवित्राणि पुण्यान्यायतनानि च ॥ ३.८७.१ ॥
In the Avantī lands, to the west, I will recount to you the sacred and holy shrines that are there.
3.87.2
प्रियङ्ग्वाम्रवणोपेता वानीरफलमालिनी ।
प्रत्यक्स्रोता नदी पुण्या नर्मदा तत्र भारत ॥ ३.८७.२ ॥
There is the holy river Narmadā, adorned with priyaṅgu, mango and vaṇa trees, garlanded with vānīra fruit, flowing westward, O Bhārata.
3.87.3
त्रैलोक्ये यानि तीर्थानि पुण्यान्यायतनानि च ।
सरिद्वनानि शैलेन्द्रा देवाश्च सपितामहाः ॥ ३.८७.३ ॥
All the sacred fords, holy shrines in the three worlds, rivers and forests, the great mountains, the gods together with the Grandfather.
3.87.4
नर्मदायां कुरुश्रेष्ठ सहसिद्धर्षिचारणैः ।
स्नातुमायान्ति पुण्यौधैः सदा वारिषु भारत ॥ ३.८७.४ ॥
At the Narmadā, best of the Kurus, together with perfected sages and celestial bards, the holy come in throngs to bathe, always in its waters, O Bhārata.
3.87.5
निरेतः श्रूयते पुण्यो यत्र विश्रवसो मुनेः ।
जज्ञे धनपतिर्यत्र कुबेरो नरवाहनः ॥ ३.८७.५ ॥
The holy Niḥetas is renowned, where Kubera, lord of wealth, son of the sage Viśravas, was born, whose vehicle is a man.
3.87.6
वैढूर्यशिखरो नाम पुण्यो गिरिवरः शिवः ।
नित्यपुष्पफलास्तत्र पादपा हरितच्छदाः ॥ ३.८७.६ ॥
There is the holy, auspicious best of mountains named Vaiḍūryaśikhara, where the trees, green-leaved, bear flowers and fruit forever.
3.87.7
तस्य शैलस्य शिखरे सरः पुण्यं महीपते ।
फुल्लपद्मं महाराज देवगन्धर्वसेवितम् ॥ ३.८७.७ ॥
On the peak of that mountain there is a sacred lake, O lord of the earth, O great king, with blossoming lotuses, frequented by gods and gandharvas.
3.87.8
बह्वाश्चर्यं महाराज दृश्यते तत्र पर्वते ।
पुण्ये स्वर्गोपमे चैव देवर्षिगणसेविते ॥ ३.८७.८ ॥
O great king, many wonders are seen there on that mountain, sacred and like heaven, frequented by hosts of divine sages.
3.87.9
ह्रदिनी पुण्यतीर्था च राजर्षेस्तत्र वै सरित् ।
विश्चामित्रेण तपसा निर्मिता सर्वपावनी ॥ ३.८७.९ ॥
There the royal sage Viśvāmitra, by his austerity, created a river, fed by the lake, with sacred bathing-places, purifying all.
3.87.10
यस्यास्तीरे सतां मध्ये ययातिर्नहुषात्मजः ।
पपात स पुनर्लोकाँल्लेभे धर्मान्सनातनान् ॥ ३.८७.१० ॥
On whose bank, amid the good, Yayāti, son of Nahuṣa, fell; and he again obtained the worlds and the eternal virtues.
3.87.11
तत्रपुण्यो ह्रदः ख्यातो मैनाकश्चैव पर्वतः ।
बहुमूलफलोपेतस्त्वमितो नाम पर्वतः ॥ ३.८७.११ ॥
There the sacred lake is renowned, and also the mountain Mainaka, abounding in many roots and fruits; and the mountain named Amita from here.
3.87.12
आश्रमः कक्षसेनस्य पुण्यस्तत्रयुधिष्ठिरः ।
च्यवनस्याश्रमश्चैव विख्यातस्तत्रपाण्डव।
तत्राल्पेनैव सिद्ध्यन्ति मानवास्तपसा विभो ॥ ३.८७.१२ ॥
There is the sacred hermitage of Kakṣasena, O Yudhiṣṭhira; and the hermitage of Cyavana is famed there too, O Pāṇḍava. There men attain perfection even by slight austerity, O mighty one.
3.87.13
जम्बूमार्गो महाराज ऋषीणां भावितात्मनाम् ।
आश्रम शाम्यतां श्रेष्ठ मृगद्विजनिषेवितः ॥ ३.८७.१३ ॥
O great king, the Jambū-path is the hermitage of the sages of purified soul, O best of the calm ones, frequented by deer and birds.
3.87.14
ततः पुण्यतमा राजन्सततं तापसैर्युता ।
केतुमाला च मेध्या च गङ्गाद्वारं च भूमिप।
ख्यातं च सैन्धवारण्यं पुण्यं द्विजनिषेवितम् ॥ ३.८७.१४ ॥
Then, O king, the most holy Ketumālā and Medhyā and the Gaṅgādvāra, O lord of the earth, always filled with ascetics; and the renowned holy Saindhava forest, frequented by the twice-born.
3.87.15
पितामहसरः पुण्यं पुष्करं नाम नामतः ।
वैखानसानां सिद्धानामृषीणामाश्रमः प्रियः ॥ ३.८७.१५ ॥
The holy lake of the Grandfather, named Puṣkara, is the beloved hermitage of the Vaikhānasa perfected ones and of the sages.
3.87.16
अप्यत्र संश्रयार्थाय प्रजापतिरथो जगौ ।
पुष्करेषु कुरुश्रेष्ठ गाथां सुकृतिनांवर ॥ ३.८७.१६ ॥
Here too, for the sake of refuge, the Lord of creatures sang a verse at the Puṣkaras, O best of the Kurus, O best of the virtuous.
3.87.17
मनसाऽप्यभिकामस्य पुष्कराणि मनखिनः ।
विप्रणश्यन्ति पापानि नाकपृष्ठे च मोदते ॥ ३.८७.१७ ॥
For the wise one who desires even in mind, the Puṣkaras utterly destroy sins, and he rejoices on the summit of heaven.