Shloka 19
जम्मुर्भागीरथीं पुण्यामृषिजुष्टां कुरूद्वहा: । अनुगम्यमाना व्यासेन नारदेनासितेन च
jammur bhāgīrathīṃ puṇyām ṛṣijuṣṭāṃ kurūdvahāḥ | anugamyamānā vyāsena nāradena asitena ca
বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন— হে কুরূদ্বহ! পুণ্য ভাগীরথী—ঋষিদের দ্বারা সেবিত—তার পথ অনুসরণ করে ব্যাস, নারদ ও অসিতও সঙ্গে সঙ্গে অগ্রসর হচ্ছিলেন।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the sanctity of the Bhāgīrathī (Gaṅgā) as a locus of merit and spiritual discipline, validated by the presence and movement of great ṛṣis; holiness is shown not merely as belief but as a lived tradition upheld by exemplary sages.
Vaiśampāyana describes a movement along the sacred river Bhāgīrathī, noting that it is a revered river frequented by sages, and that the journey is accompanied by eminent seers—Vyāsa, Nārada, and Asita—highlighting the solemn, dharmic setting.