Shloka 6
Chatra–Upānah Dāna: Origin Narrative
Jamadagni–Reṇukā–Sūrya Saṃvāda
जम्मु: पुरस्कृत्य महानुभावं शतक्रतुं वृत्रहण नरेन्द्रा: । तीर्थानि सर्वाणि परि भ्रमन्तो माघ्यां ययु: कौशिकी पुण्यतीर्थाम्
Jambhuḥ puraskṛtya mahānubhāvaṃ śatakratuṃ vṛtrahaṇaṃ narendrāḥ | tīrthāni sarvāṇi pari bhramanto māghyāṃ yayuḥ kauśikīṃ puṇyatīrthām ||
Bhīṣma dit : Plaçant à leur tête l’illustre Indra — celui des cent sacrifices, le vainqueur de Vṛtra — les rois partirent en pèlerinage. Après avoir parcouru tous les gués sacrés (tīrtha), ils atteignirent enfin la sainte Kauśikī, rivière purificatrice et lieu de pèlerinage, au jour faste de la pleine lune du mois de Māgha.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights tīrtha-yātrā as a dharmic discipline: moving through sacred places with right intention, under worthy guidance, and at auspicious times to cultivate merit (puṇya) and moral refinement.
A group of kings, led by Indra (praised as Śatakratu and Vṛtrahan), travels through many pilgrimage sites and arrives at the holy Kauśikī river on the Māgha full-moon observance.