Shloka 17
Lomaśa’s Arrival and Report on Arjuna’s Divine Astras (लोमशागमनम्—अर्जुनदिव्यास्त्रलाभवृत्तान्तः)
अप्यत्र संश्रयार्थाय प्रजापतिरथो जगौ । पुष्करेषु कुरुश्रेष्ठ गाथां सुकृतिनां वर,पुण्यवानोंमें प्रधान कुरुश्रेष्ठ! पुष्करमें निवास करनेके लिये प्रजापति ब्रह्माजीने एक गाथा गायी है, जो इस प्रकार है
apy atra saṁśrayārthāya prajāpatiḥ atho jagau | puṣkareṣu kuruśreṣṭha gāthāṁ sukṛtināṁ vara ||
হে কুরুশ্ৰেষ্ঠ, ইয়াত আশ্ৰয় লাভৰ বাবে প্ৰজাপতি ব্ৰহ্মাই পুষ্কৰত এক গাথা গাইছিল—যি পুণ্যবানসকলৰ মাজত শ্ৰেষ্ঠসকলৰ মহিমা কীৰ্তন কৰে।
धौम्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sacred places like Puṣkara are portrayed as legitimate refuges for those seeking spiritual shelter; the verse frames residence/approach to a tīrtha as connected with merit (sukṛta) and dharmic aspiration.
Dhaumya introduces an authoritative saying: he tells the addressed Kuru prince that Prajāpati (Brahmā) once recited a gāthā at Puṣkara, setting up a quotation that will praise the meritorious and explain the sanctity of the place.