Shloka 18
Cyavana’s Reconciliation with Indra; Tīrtha-Indexing at Ārcīka-parvata and Yamunā
Chapter 125
शृज्भाणि त्रीणि पुण्यानि त्रीणि प्रस्रवणानि च । सर्वाण्यनुपरिक्रम्प यथाकाममुपस्पृश
śṛṅgāṇi trīṇi puṇyāni trīṇi prasravaṇāni ca | sarvāṇy anuparikramya yathākāmam upaspṛśa, yudhiṣṭhira! |
Lomāśa said: “O Yudhiṣṭhira, here are three sacred peaks and three holy springs. Circumambulate them all in due order as you wish, and then bathe—performing ritual ablution according to your desire.”
लोगमश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes dharmic pilgrimage practice: respectfully circumambulating sacred sites and performing ritual bathing for purification, cultivating reverence and inner discipline rather than mere travel.
Lomaśa guides Yudhiṣṭhira during the Pāṇḍavas’ forest pilgrimage, pointing out a cluster of holy natural features—three peaks and three springs—and instructing him to circumambulate them and bathe.