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इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत तीर्थयात्रापर्वमें लोमशती र्थयात्राके प्रस॑ंगमें कार्तवीर्योपाख्यानविषयक एक सौ सत्रहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ ॥/ ११७ ॥। हि मय ० | है >> अष्टादशाधिकशततमोब&् ध्याय: युधिष्ठिरका विभिन्न तीथॉमें 24% प्रभासक्षेत्रमें पहुँचकर तपस्यामें प्रवृत्त होना और [का पाण्डवोंसे मिलना वैशम्पायन उवाच गच्छन् स तीर्थानि महानुभाव: पुण्यानि रम्याणि ददर्श राजा | सर्वाणि विप्रैरुषशोभितानि क्वचित् क्वचिद् भारत सागरस्य,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! आगे जाते हुए महानुभाव राजा युधिष्छिरने समुद्रतटके समस्त पुण्य तीर्थोंका दर्शन किया। वे सभी तीर्थ परम मनोहर थे। उनमें कहीं- कहीं ब्राह्मणलोग निवास करते थे, जिससे उन तीर्थोंकी बड़ी शोभा होती थी
vaiśampāyana uvāca | gacchan sa tīrthāni mahānubhāvaḥ puṇyāni ramyāṇi dadarśa rājā | sarvāṇi viprair uśaśobhitāni kvacit kvacid bhārata sāgarasya ||
Vaiśampāyana said: As he journeyed on, the illustrious king Yudhiṣṭhira beheld the sacred fords—holy and delightful—along the sea-coast. Here and there those tīrthas were graced by the presence of brāhmaṇas dwelling there, which heightened their sanctity and splendor.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames tīrtha-yātrā as a dharmic practice: sacred places are not only naturally beautiful but become spiritually potent through the presence of learned and disciplined brāhmaṇas, emphasizing the ethical value of guidance, learning, and right conduct in holy spaces.
Vaiśampāyana continues describing Yudhiṣṭhira’s pilgrimage journey: as he travels onward, he visits many coastal tīrthas, observing their beauty and holiness, and notes that many are inhabited by brāhmaṇas, which enhances their splendor.