Book 3 Chapter 85 | |
1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
1 | tān sarvān utsukān dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍavān dīnacetasaḥ
āśvāsayaṃs tadā dhaumyo bṛhaspatisamo 'bravīt |
2 | brāhmaṇānumatān puṇyān āśramān bharatarṣabha
diśas tīrthāni śailāṃś ca śṛṇu me gadato nṛpa |
3 | pūrvaṃ prācīṃ diśaṃ rājan rājarṣigaṇasevitām
ramyāṃ te kīrtayiṣyāmi yudhiṣṭhira yathāsmṛti |
4 | tasyāṃ devarṣijuṣṭāyāṃ naimiṣaṃ nāma bhārata
yatra tīrthāni devānāṃ supuṇyāni pṛthak pṛthak |
5 | yatra sā gomatī puṇyā ramyā devarṣisevitā
yajñabhūmiś ca devānāṃ śāmitraṃ ca vivasvataḥ |
6 | tasyāṃ girivaraḥ puṇyo gayo rājarṣisatkṛtaḥ
śivaṃ brahmasaro yatra sevitaṃ tridaśarṣibhiḥ |
7 | yadarthaṃ puruṣavyāghra kīrtayanti purātanāḥ
eṣṭavyā bahavaḥ putrā yady eko 'pi gayāṃ vrajet |
8 | mahānadī ca tatraiva tathā gayaśiro 'nagha
yatrāsau kīrtyate viprair akṣayyakaraṇo vaṭaḥ yatra dattaṃ pitṛbhyo 'nnam akṣayyaṃ bhavati prabho |
9 | sā ca puṇyajalā yatra phalgunāmā mahānadī
bahumūlaphalā cāpi kauśikī bharatarṣabha viśvāmitro 'bhyagād yatra brāhmaṇatvaṃ tapodhanaḥ |
10 | gaṅgā yatra nadī puṇyā yasyās tīre bhagīrathaḥ
ayajat tāta bahubhiḥ kratubhir bhūridakṣiṇaiḥ |
11 | pāñcāleṣu ca kauravya kathayanty utpalāvatam
viśvāmitro 'yajad yatra śakreṇa saha kauśikaḥ yatrānuvaṃśaṃ bhagavāñ jāmadagnyas tathā jagau |
12 | viśvāmitrasya tāṃ dṛṣṭvā vibhūtim atimānuṣīm
kanyakubje 'pibat somam indreṇa saha kauśikaḥ tataḥ kṣatrād apākrāmad brāhmaṇo 'smīti cābravīt |
13 | pavitram ṛṣibhir juṣṭaṃ puṇyaṃ pāvanam uttamam
gaṅgāyamunayor vīra saṃgamaṃ lokaviśrutam |
14 | yatrāyajata bhūtātmā pūrvam eva pitāmahaḥ
prayāgam iti vikhyātaṃ tasmād bharatasattama |
15 | agastyasya ca rājendra tatrāśramavaro mahān
hiraṇyabinduḥ kathito girau kālaṃjare nṛpa |
16 | atyanyān parvatān rājan puṇyo girivaraḥ śivaḥ
mahendro nāma kauravya bhārgavasya mahātmanaḥ |
17 | ayajad yatra kaunteya pūrvam eva pitāmahaḥ
yatra bhāgīrathī puṇyā sadasyāsīd yudhiṣṭhira |
18 | yatrāsau brahmaśāleti puṇyā khyātā viśāṃ pate
dhūtapāpmabhir ākīrṇā puṇyaṃ tasyāś ca darśanam |
19 | pavitro maṅgalīyaś ca khyāto loke sanātanaḥ
kedāraś ca mataṅgasya mahān āśrama uttamaḥ |
20 | kuṇḍodaḥ parvato ramyo bahumūlaphalodakaḥ
naiṣadhas tṛṣito yatra jalaṃ śarma ca labdhavān |
21 | yatra devavanaṃ ramyaṃ tāpasair upaśobhitam
bāhudā ca nadī yatra nandā ca girimūrdhani |
22 | tīrthāni saritaḥ śailāḥ puṇyāny āyatanāni ca
prācyāṃ diśi mahārāja kīrtitāni mayā tava |
23 | tisṛṣv anyāsu puṇyāni dikṣu tīrthāni me śṛṇu
saritaḥ parvatāṃś caiva puṇyāny āyatanāni ca |