 | Book 3 Chapter 88
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| 1 | dhaumya uvāca
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| 1 | udīcyāṃ rājaśārdūla diśi puṇyāni yāni vai
tāni te kīrtayiṣyāmi puṇyāny āyatanāni ca
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| 2 | sarasvatī puṇyavahā hradinī vanamālinī
samudragā mahāvegā yamunā yatra pāṇḍava
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| 3 | tatra puṇyatamaṃ tīrthaṃ plakṣāvataraṇaṃ śivam
yatra sārasvatair iṣṭvā gacchanty avabhṛthaṃ dvijāḥ
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| 4 | puṇyaṃ cākhyāyate divyaṃ śivam agniśiro 'nagha
sahadevo 'yajad yatra śamyākṣepeṇa bhārata
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| 5 | etasminn eva cārtheyam indragītā yudhiṣṭhira
gāthā carati loke 'smin gīyamānā dvijātibhiḥ
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| 6 | agnayaḥ sahadevena ye citā yamunām anu
śataṃ śatasahasrāṇi sahasraśatadakṣiṇāḥ
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| 7 | tatraiva bharato rājā cakravartī mahāyaśāḥ
viṃśatiṃ sapta cāṣṭau ca hayamedhān upāharat
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| 8 | kāmakṛd yo dvijātīnāṃ śrutas tāta mayā purā
atyantam āśramaḥ puṇyaḥ sarakas tasya viśrutaḥ
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| 9 | sarasvatī nadī sadbhiḥ satataṃ pārtha pūjitā
vālakhilyair mahārāja yatreṣṭam ṛṣibhiḥ purā
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| 10 | dṛṣadvatī puṇyatamā tatra khyātā yudhiṣṭhira
tatra vaivarṇyavarṇau ca supuṇyau manujādhipa
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| 11 | vedajñau vedaviditau vidyāvedavidāv ubhau
yajantau kratubhir nityaṃ puṇyair bharatasattama
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| 12 | sametya bahuśo devāḥ sendrāḥ savaruṇāḥ purā
viśākhayūpe 'tapyanta tasmāt puṇyatamaḥ sa vai
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| 13 | ṛṣir mahān mahābhāgo jamadagnir mahāyaśāḥ
palāśakeṣu puṇyeṣu ramyeṣv ayajatābhibhūḥ
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| 14 | yatra sarvāḥ saricchreṣṭhāḥ sākṣāt tam ṛṣisattamam
svaṃ svaṃ toyam upādāya parivāryopatasthire
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| 15 | api cātra mahārāja svayaṃ viśvāvasur jagau
imaṃ ślokaṃ tadā vīra prekṣya vīryaṃ mahātmanaḥ
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| 16 | yajamānasya vai devāñ jamadagner mahātmanaḥ
āgamya saritaḥ sarvā madhunā samatarpayan
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| 17 | gandharvayakṣarakṣobhir apsarobhiś ca śobhitam
kirātakiṃnarāvāsaṃ śailaṃ śikhariṇāṃ varam
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| 18 | bibheda tarasā gaṅgā gaṅgādvāre yudhiṣṭhira
puṇyaṃ tat khyāyate rājan brahmarṣigaṇasevitam
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| 19 | sanatkumāraḥ kauravya puṇyaṃ kanakhalaṃ tathā
parvataś ca purur nāma yatra jātaḥ purūravāḥ
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| 20 | bhṛgur yatra tapas tepe maharṣigaṇasevitaḥ
sa rājann āśramaḥ khyāto bhṛgutuṅgo mahāgiriḥ
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| 21 | yac ca bhūtaṃ bhaviṣyac ca bhavac ca puruṣarṣabha
nārāyaṇaḥ prabhur viṣṇuḥ śāśvataḥ puruṣottamaḥ
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| 22 | tasyātiyaśasaḥ puṇyāṃ viśālāṃ badarīm anu
āśramaḥ khyāyate puṇyas triṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ
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| 23 | uṣṇatoyavahā gaṅga śītatoyavahāparā
suvarṇasikatā rājan viśālāṃ badarīm anu
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| 24 | ṛṣayo yatra devāś ca mahābhāgā mahaujasaḥ
prāpya nityaṃ namasyanti devaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ vibhum
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| 25 | yatra nārāyaṇo devaḥ paramātmā sanātanaḥ
tatra kṛtsnaṃ jagat pārtha tīrthāny āyatanāni ca
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| 26 | tat puṇyaṃ tat paraṃ brahma tat tīrthaṃ tat tapovanam
tatra devarṣayaḥ siddhāḥ sarve caiva tapodhanāḥ
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| 27 | ādidevo mahāyogī yatrāste madhusūdanaḥ
puṇyānām api tat puṇyaṃ tatra te saṃśayo 'stu mā
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| 28 | etāni rājan puṇyāni pṛthivyāṃ pṛthivīpate
kīrtitāni naraśreṣṭha tīrthāny āyatanāni ca
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| 29 | etāni vasubhiḥ sādhyair ādityair marudaśvibhiḥ
ṛṣibhir brahmakalpaiś ca sevitāni mahātmabhiḥ
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| 30 | caran etāni kaunteya sahito brāhmaṇarṣabhaiḥ
bhrātṛbhiś ca mahābhāgair utkaṇṭhāṃ vijahiṣyasi
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