Shloka 7
Adhyāya 136: Yavakrī–Bharadvāja Saṃvāda and the Bāladhī–Dhanuṣākṣa Gāthā
Arrogance, Boons, and Nimitta
अपां हदं च पुण्याख्यं भृगुतुड़ूं च पर्वतम् । उष्णीगज़े च कौन्तेय सामात्य: समुपस्पृश,कुन्तीकुमार! जलके इस पुण्य सरोवर, भृगुतुंग पर्वतपर तथा “उष्णीगंग” नामक तीर्थमें जाकर तुम अपने मन्त्रियोंसहित स्नान और आचमन करो
apāṁ hradaṁ ca puṇyākhyaṁ bhṛgutūṅgaṁ ca parvatam | uṣṇīgāṅge ca kaunteya sāmātyaḥ samupaspṛśa ||
Lomaśa dijo: «Oh hijo de Kuntī, ve al lago sagrado célebre por su santidad, y al monte Bhṛgutūṅga; y también al tīrtha llamado Uṣṇīgāṅgā. Allí, junto con tus ministros y acompañantes, cumple los ritos purificadores del baño y del ācamana (sorber agua ritual) con orden y reverencia».
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that pilgrimage (tīrtha-yātrā) is not mere travel but a disciplined practice of purification—bathing and ācamana—undertaken with reverence and proper conduct, especially by those in positions of responsibility.
The sage Lomaśa directs the Pāṇḍava leader addressed as ‘Kaunteya’ to proceed to specific sacred sites—a holy lake, Mount Bhṛgutūṅga, and the tīrtha Uṣṇīgāṅgā—and to perform ritual purification there along with his attendants.