Shloka 47
गोमती कौशिकीं पम्पां महात्मानो धृतव्रता: । सरस्वतीदृषद्धत्यौ यमुनां ये तु यान्ति च
gomatīṁ kauśikīṁ pampāṁ mahātmāno dhṛtavratāḥ | sarasvatīdṛṣadvatyau yamunāṁ ye tu yānti ca
Dhṛtarāṣṭra dit : «Ces hommes magnanimes, fermes dans leurs vœux, qui vont en pèlerinage aux rivières Gomatī, Kauśikī et Pampā—et aussi à la Sarasvatī et à la Dṛṣadvatī, ainsi qu’à la Yamunā—(obtiennent le mérite dont il a été question).»
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steadfastness in vows (vrata) and reverent pilgrimage to sacred rivers are presented as dharmic disciplines that purify and generate spiritual merit (puṇya), emphasizing inner resolve alongside outward sacred travel.
In a tirtha-focused passage of the Anuśāsana Parva, Dhṛtarāṣṭra enumerates sacred waters—Gomatī, Kauśikī, Pampā, Sarasvatī, Dṛṣadvatī, and Yamunā—describing the conduct of great-souled vow-keepers who go to these places, as part of a broader discussion of pilgrimage and its fruits.