Shloka 2
Indraprastha Prosperity and the Arjuna–Kṛṣṇa Yamunā Excursion (इन्द्रप्रस्थ-वैभवम् तथा यमुनाविहारः)
अगस्त्यवटमासाद्य वसिष्ठस्य च पर्वतम् | भगुतुज़े च कौन्तेय: कृतवाज्छौचमात्मन:,अगस्त्यवट, वसिष्ठपर्वत तथा भृगुतुंगपर जाकर उन्होंने शौच-स्नान आदि किये
agastyavaṭam āsādya vasiṣṭhasya ca parvatam | bhṛgutunge ca kaunteyaḥ kṛtavāc chaucam ātmanaḥ ||
قال فَيْشَمْبَايَنَة: «ولمّا بلغ شجرةَ البانيان المنسوبةَ إلى أغاستيا، والجبلَ المرتبطَ بفَسِشْتَه، وكذلك قمةَ بهْرِغو، قام ابنُ كونتي بتطهيرِ نفسه: اعتنى بالنظافة واغتسل، مُعِدًّا ذاتَه بطهارةٍ منضبطة لما سيأتي.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights śauca (purity/cleanliness) as a dharmic discipline: before undertaking significant actions, one should cultivate inner and outer purity through orderly conduct, bathing, and self-restraint.
The narrator states that the Kaunteya reaches sacred sites linked with Agastya, Vasiṣṭha, and Bhṛgu, and there performs personal purification (cleanliness and bathing), indicating a preparatory rite during travel/pilgrimage.