Shloka 3
गन्धमादनमासाद्य बदर्या च तपोरत: । गोकर्णे पुष्करारण्ये तथा हिमवतस्तटे,अपनी इन्द्रियोंको वशमें करके सदा नियमपूर्वक रहते हुए शेषजी गन्धमादन पर्वतपर जाकर बदरिकाश्रम तीर्थमें तप करने लगे। तत्पश्चात् गोकर्ण, पुष्कर, हिमालयके तटवर्ती प्रदेश तथा भिन्न-भिन्न पुण्य-तीर्थों और देवालयोंमें जा-जाकर संयम-नियमके साथ एकान्तवास करने लगे
śaunaka uvāca | gandhamādanam āsādya badaryā ca taporataḥ | gokarṇe puṣkarāraṇye tathā himavatas taṭe |
Śaunaka said: Having reached Mount Gandhamādana and devoted himself to austerity at Badarī, he then lived with disciplined restraint at Gokarṇa, in the Puṣkara forest, and along the slopes of the Himālaya—moving through sacred places in solitude, mastering the senses and observing vows.
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The verse foregrounds the dharmic discipline of tapas: mastery of the senses and steady observance of vows (niyama) are presented as the foundation for spiritual progress, especially when supported by solitude and pilgrimage to sacred places.
Śaunaka describes an ascetic’s movement through major sacred regions—Gandhamādana, Badarī, Gokarṇa, Puṣkara forest, and the Himalayan slopes—undertaking austerities and living in restrained solitude as part of a sustained spiritual practice.