Shloka 18
दक्षिणदिशि तीर्थवर्णनम्
Southern Tīrthas: Godāvarī to Dvāravatī
भवानन्यद् वन॑ साधु बद्धन्नं फलवच्छुचि । आखूयातु रमणीयं च सेवितं पुण्यकर्मभि:,“इसलिये आप हमें किसी ऐसे रमणीय वनका पता बतायें जो बहुत अच्छा, पवित्र, प्रचुर अन्न और फलसे सम्पन्न तथा पुण्यात्मा पुरुषोंद्वारा सेवित हो
vaiśampāyana uvāca | bhavān anyad vanaṃ sādhu baddhānnaṃ phalavac chuci | ākhyātu ramaṇīyaṃ ca sevitaṃ puṇyakarmabhiḥ ||
বৈশম্পায়ন ক’লে—সেয়ে, আমাক আন এটা বন দেখুৱাই দিয়া, যি সঁচাকৈ উত্তম আৰু পবিত্ৰ, সঞ্চিত অন্নে সমৃদ্ধ, ফলত পৰিপূৰ্ণ, বাসৰ বাবে ৰমণীয় আৰু পুণ্যকর্মী লোকসকলে সেবিত।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse values choosing a dwelling aligned with dharma: a place that is pure, sustaining, and associated with the company of the virtuous—suggesting that environment and companionship support ethical living.
A request is being made—through Vaiśampāyana’s narration—for guidance to another suitable forest: pleasant, well-provisioned, and sanctified by the presence of meritorious people, fitting for righteous living in the wilderness.