Shloka 14
Avanti–Narmadā–Puṣkara Tīrtha-Kathana (धौम्यकथितं तीर्थवर्णनम्)
गड्जा यत्र नदी पुण्या यस्यास्तीरे भगीरथ: । अयजतू तत्र बहुभि: क्रतुभिर्भूरिदक्षिणै:,'पूर्वदिशामें ही पुण्यनदी गड़ा बहती है, जिसके तटपर राजा भगीरथने प्रचुर दक्षिणावाले बहुत-से यज्ञोंका अनुष्ठान किया था
gaḍjā yatra nadī puṇyā yasyāstīre bhagīrathaḥ | ayajatū tatra bahubhiḥ kratubhir bhūridakṣiṇaiḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “In the eastern region flows the sacred river Gaḍjā; upon its bank King Bhagīratha once performed many sacrificial rites, each endowed with abundant gifts.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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The verse highlights dharmic kingship: sacred rites should be performed with purity of place and with generosity—abundant dakṣiṇā—so that ritual action becomes ethically meaningful and socially sustaining.
The narrator points to a holy eastern river, Gaḍjā, and recalls that King Bhagīratha performed many richly endowed sacrifices on its bank, establishing the site’s sanctity and exemplary royal conduct.