Shloka 15
स तेन तीर्थन तु सागरस्य पुन: प्रयातः सह सोदरीयै: । द्विजै: पृथिव्यां प्रथितं महद्ि- स्तीर्थ प्रभासं समुपाजगाम,वहाँसे प्रस्थित हो वे भाइयोंसहित सागरतटवर्ती तीर्थोंके मार्गसे होते हुए फिर प्रभासक्षेत्र आये जो श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मणोंके कारण भूमण्डलमें अधिक प्रसिद्ध है
sa tena tīrthena tu sāgarasya punaḥ prayātaḥ saha sodarīyaiḥ | dvijaiḥ pṛthivyāṃ prathitaṃ mahad hi tīrthaṃ prabhāsaṃ samupājagāma ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Having visited that sacred ford by the sea, he set out again with his brothers. Traveling along the coastal pilgrimage route, he once more arrived at the holy place Prabhāsa—widely renowned across the earth, especially because of the presence and sanctity of eminent Brahmins. The passage underscores the Mahābhārata’s ethic that tīrtha-yātrā is not mere travel but a disciplined return to places where dharma is preserved and clarified through learned, self-restrained spiritual communities.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic value of tīrtha-yātrā: returning to renowned sacred places—especially those upheld by learned and disciplined Brahmins—is portrayed as a means of moral and spiritual reorientation, not merely physical movement.
After visiting a sea-side tīrtha, the traveler (with his brothers) continues along the coastal pilgrimage route and arrives again at Prabhāsa, a major sacred site famous throughout the world.