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