Shloka 10
Gandhamādana-nivāsaḥ — Draupadyāḥ prārthanā, Bhīmasenārohaṇaṃ, Maṇimāna-yuddham
Chapter 157: Draupadi’s request, Bhima’s ascent, and the combat with Maniman
विशाला बदरी दृष्टा नरनारायणाश्रम: । दिव्या पुष्करिणी दृष्टा सिद्धदेवर्षिपूजिता,“विशाल बदरीतीर्थ, भगवान् नर-नारायणके आश्रम तथा सिद्धों और देवर्षियोंसे पूजित इस दिव्य सरोवरका भी दर्शन किया
viśālā badarī dṛṣṭā nara-nārāyaṇāśramaḥ | divyā puṣkariṇī dṛṣṭā siddha-devarṣi-pūjitā ||
Vaiśampāyana said: They beheld the vast Badarī sacred region, the hermitage of Bhagavān Nara and Nārāyaṇa, and also saw a divine lotus-lake, revered and worshipped by Siddhas and divine seers. The passage underscores the sanctifying power of pilgrimage—approaching holy places and exemplary sages as a means of inner purification and alignment with dharma.
वैशम्पायन उवाच