Shloka 3
त्रिवर्गमूलनिश्चयः — Determining the Roots of Dharma, Artha, and Kāma
Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva 123
तत्र शुद्ध हिमवतो मेरौ कनकपर्वते । यत्र मुज्जावटे रामो जटाहरणमादिशत्,राजेन्द्र! वह स्थान सुवर्णमय पर्वत सुमेरुके समीपवर्ती हिमालयके शिखरपर है, जहाँ मुंजावटमें परशुरामजीने अपनी जटाएँ बाँधनेका आदेश दिया था। तभीसे कठोर व्रतका पालन करनेवाले ऋषियोंने उस रुद्रसेवित प्रदेशको मुंजपृष्ठ नाम दे दिया
tatra śuddhe himavato merau kanakaparvate | yatra muñjāvaṭe rāmo jaṭāharaṇam ādiśat, rājendra |
Bhīṣma said: “O best of kings, there is a pure and sacred region on the Himavat, near Meru, upon the golden mountain. There, at Muñjāvaṭa, Rāma (Paraśurāma) once commanded the binding and arranging of his matted locks. From that time, sages of austere vows, regarding it as a land attended by Rudra (Śiva), gave that tract the name Muñjapṛṣṭha.”
भीष्म उवाच