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वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said.)
Vaiśampāyana said.
तान्सर्वानुत्सुकान्दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवान्दीनचेतसः। आश्वासयंस्तदा धौम्यो बृहस्पतिसमोऽब्रवीत् ॥०३-८५-१॥
tān sarvān utsukān dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍavān dīna-cetasaḥ। āśvāsayaṃs tadā dhaumyo bṛhaspati-samaḥ abravīt॥03-85-1॥
[तान् (tān) - them; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; उत्सुकान् (utsukān) - anxious; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - Pāṇḍavas; दीनचेतसः (dīna-cetasaḥ) - downcast in mind; आश्वासयन् (āśvāsayan) - consoling; तदा (tadā) - then; धौम्यः (dhaumyaḥ) - Dhaumya; बृहस्पतिसमः (bṛhaspati-samaḥ) - equal to Bṛhaspati; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Having seen all those anxious Pāṇḍavas of downcast mind, then consoling (them), Dhaumya, equal to Bṛhaspati, said.)
Seeing all the anxious, downhearted Pāṇḍavas, Dhaumya, who was as wise as Bṛhaspati, then consoled them and spoke. (03-85-1)
ब्राह्मणानुमतान्पुण्यानाश्रमान्भरतर्षभ। दिशस्तीर्थानि शैलांश्च शृणु मे गदतो नृप ॥०३-८५-२॥
brāhmaṇānumatān puṇyān āśramān bharatarṣabha। diśas tīrthāni śailāṁś ca śṛṇu me gadato nṛpa ॥03-85-2॥
[ब्राह्मणानुमतान् (brāhmaṇānumatān) - permitted by the Brāhmaṇas; पुण्यान् (puṇyān) - holy; आश्रमान् (āśramān) - hermitages; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - sacred places; शैलान् (śailān) - mountains; च (ca) - and; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; मे (me) - my; गदतः (gadataḥ) - while I speak; नृप (nṛpa) - O king;]
(O best of Bharatas, listen to my words, O king, of the hermitages permitted by the Brāhmaṇas, the holy ones, the directions, sacred places and mountains, as I speak.)
O best of the Bharatas, O king, listen as I describe those holy hermitages sanctioned by Brāhmaṇas, as well as the sacred places, directions, and mountains. (03-85-2)
पूर्वं प्राचीं दिशं राजन्राजर्षिगणसेविताम्। रम्यां ते कीर्तयिष्यामि युधिष्ठिर यथास्मृति ॥०३-८५-३॥
pūrvaṃ prācīṃ diśaṃ rājan rājarṣigaṇasevitām। ramyāṃ te kīrtayiṣyāmi yudhiṣṭhira yathāsmṛti ॥03-85-3॥
[पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - first; formerly; प्राचीं (prācīṃ) - eastern; दिशं (diśaṃ) - direction; राजन् (rājan) - O king; राजर्षिगणसेविताम् (rājarṣigaṇasevitām) - attended by groups of royal sages; रम्यां (ramyāṃ) - beautiful; ते (te) - to you; कीर्तयिष्यामि (kīrtayiṣyāmi) - I shall extol; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; यथास्मृति (yathāsmṛti) - as remembered;]
(First, the eastern direction, O king, attended by groups of royal sages, beautiful, to you I shall extol, Yudhiṣṭhira, as remembered.)
O Yudhiṣṭhira, I shall now extol to you, as I remember, the beautiful eastern direction, which has been attended by groups of royal sages, O king. (03-85-3)
तस्यां देवर्षिजुष्टायां नैमिषं नाम भारत। यत्र तीर्थानि देवानां सुपुण्यानि पृथक्पृथक् ॥०३-८५-४॥
tasyāṁ devarṣijuṣṭāyāṁ naimiṣaṁ nāma bhārata। yatra tīrthāni devānāṁ supuṇyāni pṛthakpṛthak ॥03-85-4॥
[तस्यां (tasyāṁ) - in that (place/female); देवर्षि-जुष्टायाम् (devarṣi-juṣṭāyām) - favoured by divine sages; नैमिषम् (naimiṣam) - Naimisha; नाम (nāma) - named; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; यत्र (yatra) - where; तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - sacred places; देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods; सुपुण्यानि (supuṇyāni) - very pure; पृथक् पृथक् (pṛthak pṛthak) - distinct, separate;]
(In that [place], favoured by the divine sages, Naimisha named, O Bhārata, where sacred places of the gods, very pure, are distinct, separate.)
O Bhārata, in that place called Naimisha, favoured by the divine sages, there are many sacred and very pure pilgrimage sites of the gods, each distinct from the other. (03-85-4)
यत्र सा गोमती पुण्या रम्या देवर्षिसेविता। यज्ञभूमिश्च देवानां शामित्रं च विवस्वतः ॥०३-८५-५॥
yatra sā gomatī puṇyā ramyā devarṣisevitā। yajñabhūmiś ca devānāṃ śāmitraṃ ca vivasvataḥ ॥03-85-5॥
[यत्र (yatra) - where; सा (sā) - that (feminine); गोमती (gomatī) - Gomatī (name of the river); पुण्या (puṇyā) - holy; रम्या (ramyā) - pleasant; देवर्षिसेविता (devarṣisevitā) - served by the divine sages; यज्ञभूमिः (yajñabhūmiḥ) - sacrificial ground; च (ca) - and; देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods; शामित्रम् (śāmitram) - friendship (or alliance); च (ca) - and; विवस्वतः (vivasvataḥ) - of Vivasvat (the Sun);]
(Where that Gomatī, holy, pleasant, served by the divine sages, and the sacrificial ground of the gods, and the friendship of Vivasvat.)
Where that holy and pleasant Gomatī river, served by divine sages, and the sacrificial ground of the gods, and the alliance of Vivasvat (the Sun) exist. (03-85-5)
तस्यां गिरिवरः पुण्यो गयो राजर्षिसत्कृतः। शिवं ब्रह्मसरो यत्र सेवितं त्रिदशर्षिभिः ॥०३-८५-६॥
tasyāṃ girivaraḥ puṇyo yayo rājarṣisatkṛtaḥ। śivaṃ brahmasaro yatra sevitaṃ tridaśarṣibhiḥ॥03-85-6॥
[तस्यां (tasyāṃ) - in that (place or region); गिरिवरः (girivaraḥ) - excellent mountain; पुण्यः (puṇyaḥ) - holy; auspicious; गयः (gayaḥ) - Gaya (proper noun, name of a place); राजर्षिसत्कृतः (rājarṣisatkṛtaḥ) - honored by royal sages; शिवं (śivam) - auspicious; benevolent; ब्रह्मसरो (brahmasaraḥ) - Brahma-pond (holy tank of Brahma); यत्र (yatra) - where; सेवितं (sevitaṃ) - worshipped; served; त्रिदशर्षिभिः (tridaśarṣibhiḥ) - by the seers of the gods;]
(In that (place), the excellent holy mountain Gaya, honored by royal sages; the auspicious Brahma-pond where (it is) worshipped by the seers of the gods.)
In that region is the holy and excellent mountain, Gaya, revered by royal sages; there is the auspicious Brahma lake, which is worshipped by the seers of the gods. (03-85-6)
यदर्थं पुरुषव्याघ्र कीर्तयन्ति पुरातनाः। एष्टव्या बहवः पुत्रा यद्येकोऽपि गयां व्रजेत् ॥०३-८५-७॥
yad-arthaṃ puruṣa-vyāghra kīrtayanti purātanāḥ। eṣṭavyā bahavaḥ putrā yad-y-eko'pi gayāṃ vrajet॥03-85-7॥
[यदर्थम् (yad-artham) - for which purpose; पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣa-vyāghra) - O tiger among men; कीर्तयन्ति (kīrtayanti) - they praise; पुरातनाः (purātanāḥ) - the ancients; एष्टव्या (eṣṭavyāḥ) - to be desired; बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; यदि (yadi) - if; एकः अपि (ekaḥ api) - even one; गयाम् (gayām) - to Gayā; व्रजेत् (vrajet) - may go;]
(For which purpose, O tiger among men, the ancients praise, to be desired are many sons, if even one may go to Gayā.)
O best of men, for which reason the ancients say that many sons are to be desired: for if even one may go to Gayā. (03-85-7)
महानदी च तत्रैव तथा गयशिरोऽनघ। यत्रासौ कीर्त्यते विप्रैरक्षय्यकरणो वटः ॥ यत्र दत्तं पितृभ्योऽन्नमक्षय्यं भवति प्रभो ॥०३-८५-८॥
mahānadī ca tatraiva tathā gAyaśiro'naqha। yatrāsau kīrtyate viprair akṣayya-karaṇo vaṭaḥ॥ yatra dattaṃ pitṛbhyo'nnam akṣayyaṃ bhavati prabho॥03-85-8॥
[महानदी (mahānadī) - great river; च (ca) - and; तत्रैव (tatraiva) - there itself; तथा (tathā) - also; गयशिरः (gayaśiraḥ) - Gayaśiras (the summit of Gaya); अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one; यत्र (yatra) - where; असौ (asau) - this; कीर्त्यते (kīrtyate) - is praised; विप्रैः (vipraiḥ) - by the Brāhmaṇas; अक्षय्यकरणः (akṣayya-karaṇaḥ) - making inexhaustible; वटः (vaṭaḥ) - the banyan tree; यत्र (yatra) - where; दत्तं (dattaṃ) - offered; पितृभ्यः (pitṛbhyaḥ) - to the ancestors; अन्नम् (annam) - food; अक्षय्यं (akṣayyaṃ) - imperishable; भवति (bhavati) - becomes; प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord;]
(Great river and there itself, also Gayaśiras, O sinless one, where this (banyan tree) making inexhaustible is praised by the Brāhmaṇas; where (the) food offered to the ancestors becomes imperishable, O Lord.)
There, at the great river and also at Gayaśiras, O sinless one, where the banyan tree bringing inexhaustible merit is praised by the Brāhmaṇas, whatever food is offered to the ancestors there becomes imperishable, O Lord. (03-85-8)
सा च पुण्यजला यत्र फल्गुनामा महानदी। बहुमूलफला चापि कौशिकी भरतर्षभ ॥ विश्वामित्रोऽभ्यगाद्यत्र ब्राह्मणत्वं तपोधनः ॥०३-८५-९॥
sā ca puṇyajalā yatra phalgunāmā mahānadī। bahumūlaphalā cāpi kauśikī bharatarṣabha॥ viśvāmitro'bhyagādyatra brāhmaṇatvaṃ tapodhanaḥ॥03-85-9॥
[सा (sā) - she; च (ca) - and; पुण्यजला (puṇyajalā) - sacred-waters; यत्र (yatra) - where; फल्गुनामा (phalgunāmā) - named Phalgu; महानदी (mahānadī) - great river; बहुमूलफला (bahumūlaphalā) - abundant-roots-and-fruits; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; कौशिकी (kauśikī) - Kauśikī; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - bull among the Bharatas; विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra; अभ्यगात् (abhyagāt) - attained; यत्र (yatra) - where; ब्राह्मणत्वम् (brāhmaṇatvam) - brahminhood; तपोधनः (tapodhanaḥ) - rich-in-austerity;]
(She and the sacred-waters, where the great river named Phalgu (flows). And also the Kauśikī, abundant in roots and fruits, O bull among the Bharatas. Viśvāmitra, rich-in-austerity, attained, where, brahminhood.)
There, where the sacred-waters of the great river Phalgu flow, and where the Kauśikī, rich in roots and fruits, also runs, O best of the Bharatas—Viśvāmitra, rich in austerity, attained brahminhood. (03-85-9)
गङ्गा यत्र नदी पुण्या यस्यास्तीरे भगीरथः। अयजत्तात बहुभिः क्रतुभिर्भूरिदक्षिणैः ॥०३-८५-१०॥
gaṅgā yatra nadī puṇyā yasyāstīre bhagīrathaḥ। ayajattāta bahubhiḥ kratubhirbhūridakṣiṇaiḥ॥03-85-10॥
[गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Gaṅgā; (the River Ganga;) यत्र (yatra) - where; नदी (nadī) - river; पुण्या (puṇyā) - holy; यस्या (yasyā) - whose; तीरे (tīre) - on the bank; भगीरथः (bhagīrathaḥ) - Bhagīratha; (proper name;) अयजत् (ayajat) - performed sacrifice; तात (tāta) - O dear; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many; क्रतुभिः (kratubhiḥ) - rites; sacrifices; भूरिदक्षिणैः (bhūridakṣiṇaiḥ) - with abundant gifts;]
(Gaṅgā where river holy, whose bank Bhagīratha performed sacrifice, O dear, with many rites, with abundant gifts.)
O dear, on the bank of the holy river Gaṅgā, Bhagīratha performed many sacrifices with abundant gifts. (03-85-10)
पाञ्चालेषु च कौरव्य कथयन्त्युत्पलावतम्। विश्वामित्रोऽयजद्यत्र शक्रेण सह कौशिकः ॥ यत्रानुवंशं भगवाञ्जामदग्न्यस्तथा जगौ ॥०३-८५-११॥
pāñcāleṣu ca kauravya kathayantyutpalāvatam। viśvāmitro'yajadyatra śakreṇa saha kauśikaḥ ॥ yatrānuvaṃśaṃ bhagavāñjāmadagnyas tathā jagau ॥03-85-11॥
[पाञ्चालेषु (pāñcāleṣu) - among the Pāñcālas; च (ca) - and; कौरव्य (kauravya) - O descendant of Kuru; कथयन्ति (kathayanti) - they narrate; उत्पलावतम् (utpalāvatam) - Utpalāvata (a place); विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra; अयजत् (ayajat) - performed a sacrifice; यत्र (yatra) - where; शक्रेण (śakreṇa) - with Śakra; सह (saha) - together; कौशिकः (kauśikaḥ) - the Kauśika; यत्र (yatra) - where; अनुवंशम् (anuvaṃśam) - the genealogy; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Blessed One; जामदग्न्यः (jāmadagnyaḥ) - Jāmadagnya; तथा (tathā) - likewise; जगौ (jagau) - sang;]
(Among the Pāñcālas, and O Kauravya, they narrate Utpalāvata, where Viśvāmitra performed a sacrifice together with Śakra, the Kauśika. Where likewise the Blessed Jāmadagnya sang the genealogy.)
O Kauravya, among the Pāñcālas, they speak of Utpalāvata, where Viśvāmitra, the Kauśika, performed a sacrifice along with Śakra. There, too, the venerable Jāmadagnya recited the genealogy. (03-85-11)
विश्वामित्रस्य तां दृष्ट्वा विभूतिमतिमानुषीम्। कन्यकुब्जेऽपिबत्सोममिन्द्रेण सह कौशिकः ॥ ततः क्षत्रादपाक्रामद्ब्राह्मणोऽस्मीति चाब्रवीत् ॥०३-८५-१२॥
viśvāmitrasya tāṃ dṛṣṭvā vibhūtim atimānuṣīm। kanyakubje'pipat somam indreṇa saha kauśikaḥ॥ tataḥ kṣatrād apākrāmad brāhmaṇo'smīti cābravīt॥03-85-12॥
[विश्वामित्रस्य (viśvāmitrasya) - of Viśvāmitra; तां (tāṃ) - that; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; विभूतिम् (vibhūtim) - splendor; अतिमानुषीम् (atimānuṣīm) - superhuman; कन्यकुब्जे (kanyakubje) - in Kanyakubja; अपिबत् (apibat) - drank; सोमम् (somam) - Soma; इन्द्रेण (indreṇa) - with Indra; सह (saha) - together; कौशिकः (kauśikaḥ) - Kauśika; ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्षत्रात् (kṣatrāt) - from the Kṣatriya state; अपाक्रामत् (apākrāmat) - departed; ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brāhmaṇa; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said;]
(Of Viśvāmitra, that having seen splendor, superhuman; in Kanyakubja, Kauśika drank Soma together with Indra. Then from the Kṣatriya state, he departed, "A Brāhmaṇa am I," thus and he said. (03-85-12))
Having seen that superhuman splendor of Viśvāmitra, in Kanyakubja, Kauśika drank Soma with Indra. Then, departing from the Kṣatriya status, he said, "I am a Brāhmaṇa." (03-85-12)
पवित्रमृषिभिर्जुष्टं पुण्यं पावनमुत्तमम्। गङ्गायमुनयोर्वीर सङ्गमं लोकविश्रुतम् ॥०३-८५-१३॥
pavitram ṛṣibhir juṣṭaṃ puṇyaṃ pāvanam uttamam। gaṅgā-yamunayoḥ vīra saṅgamaṃ loka-viśrutam॥03-85-13॥
[पवित्रम् (pavitram) - pure; ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by sages; जुष्टम् (juṣṭam) - honored; पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - meritorious; पावनम् (pāvanam) - purifying; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme; गङ्गायमुनयोः (gaṅgā-yamunayoḥ) - of Gaṅgā and Yamunā; वीर (vīra) - O hero; सङ्गमम् (saṅgamam) - confluence; लोकविश्रुतम् (loka-viśrutam) - famous in the world;]
(Pure, by sages honored, meritorious, purifying, supreme; of Gaṅgā and Yamunā, O hero, confluence, famous in the world.)
O hero, the confluence of Gaṅgā and Yamunā is pure, honored by sages, meritorious, purifying, supreme, and renowned in the world. (03-85-13)
यत्रायजत भूतात्मा पूर्वमेव पितामहः। प्रयागमिति विख्यातं तस्माद्भरतसत्तम ॥०३-८५-१४॥
yatrāyajata bhūtātmā pūrvameva pitāmahaḥ। prayāgamiti vikhyātaṃ tasmādbharatasattama ॥03-85-14॥
[यत्र (yatra) - where; आयजत् (āyajata) - worshipped (performed sacrifice); भूतात्मा (bhūtātmā) - the soul of all beings; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly; एव (eva) - indeed; पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - the grandsire (Brahmā); प्रयागम् (prayāgam) - Prayāga; इति (iti) - thus; विख्यातम् (vikhyātam) - famous; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(Where the soul of all beings, the grandsire, indeed formerly worshipped, thus Prayāga (is) famous; therefore, O best of the Bharatas.)
O best of the Bharatas, that place where the grandsire, the soul of all beings, formerly performed sacrifice is hence renowned as Prayāga. (03-85-14)
अगस्त्यस्य च राजेन्द्र तत्राश्रमवरो महान्। हिरण्यबिन्दुः कथितो गिरौ कालञ्जरे नृप ॥०३-८५-१५॥
agastyasya ca rājendra tatrāśramavaro mahān। hiraṇyabinduḥ kathito girau kālañjare nṛpa ॥03-85-15॥
[अगस्त्यस्य (agastyasya) - of Agastya; च (ca) - and; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; तत्र (tatra) - there; आश्रमवरो (āśramavaraḥ) - excellent hermitage; महान् (mahān) - great; हिरण्यबिन्दुः (hiraṇyabinduḥ) - Hiraṇyabindu (proper name); कथितः (kathitaḥ) - is said; गिरौ (girau) - on the mountain; कालञ्जरे (kālañjare) - Kālañjara (proper name); नृप (nṛpa) - O king;]
(Of Agastya and O king, there the excellent hermitage great, Hiraṇyabindu is said on the mountain Kālañjara, O king.)
O king, there is the great and excellent hermitage of Agastya. Hiraṇyabindu is said to be on the Kālañjara mountain, O king. (03-85-15)
अत्यन्यान्पर्वतान्राजन्पुण्यो गिरिवरः शिवः। महेन्द्रो नाम कौरव्य भार्गवस्य महात्मनः ॥०३-८५-१६॥
atyanyān parvatān rājan puṇyaḥ girivaraḥ śivaḥ। mahendro nāma kauravya bhārgavasya mahātmanaḥ॥03-85-16॥
[अत्यन्यान् (atyanyān) - surpassing others; पर्वतान् (parvatān) - mountains; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पुण्यः (puṇyaḥ) - sacred; गिरिवरः (girivaraḥ) - excellent mountain; शिवः (śivaḥ) - auspicious; महेन्द्रः (mahendraḥ) - Mahendra; नाम (nāma) - by name; कौरव्य (kauravya) - O descendant of Kuru; भार्गवस्य (bhārgavasya) - of Bhārgava; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one;]
(Surpassing other mountains, O king, the sacred, excellent, auspicious mountain named Mahendra, O descendant of Kuru, (is) of Bhārgava, of the great-souled one.)
O king, surpassing other mountains is the sacred and auspicious mountain called Mahendra, O descendant of Kuru; it belongs to the great-souled Bhārgava. (03-85-16)
अयजद्यत्र कौन्तेय पूर्वमेव पितामहः। यत्र भागीरथी पुण्या सदस्यासीद्युधिष्ठिर ॥०३-८५-१७॥
ayajadyatra kaunteya pūrvameva pitāmahaḥ। yatra bhāgīrathī puṇyā sadasyāsīdyudhiṣṭhira ॥03-85-17॥
[अयजत् (ayajat) - performed sacrifice; यत्र (yatra) - where; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kuntī; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly; एव (eva) - indeed; पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - the grandsire; यत्र (yatra) - where; भागीरथी (bhāgīrathī) - the (river) Bhāgīrathī; पुण्या (puṇyā) - sacred; सदस्य (sadasya) - assembly; अासीद् (āsīd) - was; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira;]
(Performed sacrifice where, O son of Kuntī, formerly indeed the grandsire. Where Bhāgīrathī sacred assembly was, O Yudhiṣṭhira.)
O son of Kuntī, the grandsire formerly performed sacrifice in that place, O Yudhiṣṭhira, where the sacred Bhāgīrathī and the assembly once were. (03-85-17)
यत्रासौ ब्रह्मशालेति पुण्या ख्याता विशां पते। धूतपाप्मभिराकीर्णा पुण्यं तस्याश्च दर्शनम् ॥०३-८५-१८॥
yatrāsau brahmaśāleti puṇyā khyātā viśāṃ pate। dhūtapāpmabhirākīrṇā puṇyaṃ tasyāśca darśanam ॥03-85-18॥
[यत्र (yatra) - where; असौ (asau) - that (place); ब्रह्मशाला (brahmaśālā) - hall of Brahman; इति (iti) - thus; पुण्या (puṇyā) - meritorious; ख्याता (khyātā) - famous; विशां पते (viśāṃ pate) - O lord of men; धूतपाप्मभिः (dhūtapāpmabhiḥ) - by those whose sins are washed away; आकीर्णा (ākīrṇā) - filled; पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - holy; तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of that (place); च (ca) - and; दर्शनम् (darśanam) - sight;]
(Where that Brahmashala thus, meritorious, famous, O lord of men, filled by those whose sins are washed away, holy, and the sight of that (place).)
O lord of men, where that place named Brahmashala is famous as meritorious, filled with those whose sins are washed away — the very seeing of it is holy. (03-85-18)
पवित्रो मङ्गलीयश्च ख्यातो लोके सनातनः। केदारश्च मतङ्गस्य महानाश्रम उत्तमः ॥०३-८५-१९॥
pavitro maṅgalīyaś ca khyāto loke sanātanaḥ। kedāraś ca mataṅgasya mahān āśrama uttamaḥ॥03-85-19॥
[पवित्रः (pavitraḥ) - pure; मङ्गलीयः (maṅgalīyaḥ) - auspicious; च (ca) - and; ख्यातः (khyātaḥ) - renowned; लोके (loke) - in the world; सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal; केदारः (kedāraḥ) - Kedara (the sacred place); च (ca) - and; मतङ्गस्य (mataṅgasya) - of Mataṅga; महत् (mahat) - great; आश्रमः (āśramaḥ) - hermitage; उत्तमः (uttamaḥ) - excellent;]
(Pure, auspicious and renowned in the world is the eternal Kedara, and of Mataṅga, the great hermitage, excellent.)
The pure, auspicious, and world-renowned eternal Kedara, and the excellent great hermitage of Mataṅga.
कुण्डोदः पर्वतो रम्यो बहुमूलफलोदकः। नैषधस्तृषितो यत्र जलं शर्म च लब्धवान् ॥०३-८५-२०॥
kuṇḍodaḥ parvato ramyo bahu-mūla-phala-udakaḥ। naiṣadhas tṛṣito yatra jalaṃ śarma ca labdhavān॥03-85-20॥
[कुण्डोदः (kuṇḍodaḥ) - Kuṇḍoda; (name of mountain); पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain; रम्यः (ramyaḥ) - charming; बहुमूल-फल-उदकः (bahu-mūla-phala-udakaḥ) - having abundant roots, fruits, and water; नैषधः (naiṣadhaḥ) - Naiṣadha; (Nala, king of Niṣadha); तृषितः (tṛṣitaḥ) - thirsty; यत्र (yatra) - where; जलम् (jalaṃ) - water; शर्म (śarma) - happiness; च (ca) - and; लब्धवान् (labdhavān) - obtained;]
(Kuṇḍoda mountain charming having abundant roots, fruits, and water; Naiṣadha thirsty where water happiness and obtained.)
Kuṇḍoda is a charming mountain with abundant roots, fruits, and water; it is where the thirsty Naiṣadha obtained both water and comfort. (03-85-20)
यत्र देववनं रम्यं तापसैरुपशोभितम्। बाहुदा च नदी यत्र नन्दा च गिरिमूर्धनि ॥०३-८५-२१॥
yatra devavanaṃ ramyaṃ tāpasair upaśobhitam। bāhudā ca nadī yatra nandā ca girimūrdhani ॥03-85-21॥
[यत्र (yatra) - where; देववनम् (devavanam) - divine forest; रम्यम् (ramyam) - charming; तापसैः (tāpasaiḥ) - by ascetics; उपशोभितम् (upaśobhitam) - adorned; बाहुदा (bāhudā) - Bāhudā; च (ca) - and; नदी (nadī) - river; यत्र (yatra) - where; नन्दा (nandā) - Nandā; च (ca) - and; गिरिमूर्धनि (girimūrdhani) - on the mountain peak;]
(Where the divine forest, charming, is adorned by ascetics; and where the river Bāhudā, and where Nandā, on the mountain peak.)
Where the charming divine forest is adorned by ascetics, and where the river Bāhudā and the Nandā are on the mountain peak. (03-85-21)
तीर्थानि सरितः शैलाः पुण्यान्यायतनानि च। प्राच्यां दिशि महाराज कीर्तितानि मया तव ॥०३-८५-२२॥
tīrthāni saritaḥ śailāḥ puṇyāni āyatanāni ca। prācyāṃ diśi mahārāja kīrtitāni mayā tava॥03-85-22॥
[तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - holy places; सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers; शैलाः (śailāḥ) - mountains; पुण्यानि (puṇyāni) - sacred (things); आयतनानि (āyatanāni) - shrines; च (ca) - and; प्राच्यां (prācyāṃ) - in the eastern; दिशि (diśi) - region; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; कीर्तितानि (kīrtitāni) - have been mentioned; मया (mayā) - by me; तव (tava) - to you;]
(Holy places, rivers, mountains, sacred shrines also, in the eastern direction, O great king, have been mentioned by me to you.)
O great king, I have described to you the holy places, rivers, mountains, and sacred shrines in the eastern region. (03-85-22)
तिसृष्वन्यासु पुण्यानि दिक्षु तीर्थानि मे शृणु। सरितः पर्वतांश्चैव पुण्यान्यायतनानि च ॥०३-८५-२३॥
tisṛṣv-anyāsu puṇyāni dikṣu tīrthāni me śṛṇu. saritaḥ parvatāṁś-caiva puṇyāny-āyatanāni ca ॥03-85-23॥
[तिसृषु (tisṛṣu) - in three; (locative plural of 'tisṛ', three); अन्यासु (anyāsu) - other; (feminine locative plural of 'anya', other); पुण्यानि (puṇyāni) - meritorious (things); sacred (things); दिक्षु (dikṣu) - directions; (locative plural of 'dik', direction); तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - sacred fords; holy places; मे (me) - my; to me; शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear; listen; सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers; (nominative plural of 'sarita', river); पर्वतान् (parvatān) - mountains; (accusative plural of 'parvata', mountain); च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; पुण्यानि (puṇyāni) - meritorious (ones); sacred (ones); आयतनानि (āyatanāni) - places of residence; seats; temples; च (ca) - and;]
(In the three other directions, hear from me about the meritorious holy places. Rivers and indeed mountains and also meritorious abodes.)
Hear from me about the sacred places in the three other directions: the rivers, the mountains, and the auspicious abodes. (03-85-23)
