Shloka 3
Udīcī-diśi Tīrtha-kīrtana
Northern Sacred Places Enumeration
वेणा भीमरथी चैव नद्यौ पापभयापहे । मृगद्धिजसमाकीर्णे तापसालयभूषिते,वेणा और भीमरथी--ये दो नदियाँ भी दक्षिणमें ही हैं जो समस्त पापभयका नाश करनेवाली हैं। उसके दोनों तट अनेक प्रकारके पशु-पक्षियोंसे व्याप्त और तपस्वीजनोंके आश्रमोंसे विभूषित हैं
veṇā bhīmarathī caiva nadyau pāpabhayāpahe | mṛgadviijasamākīrṇe tāpasālayabhūṣite ||
Dhaumya said: “The rivers Veṇā and Bhīmarathī are there in the southern region; they dispel the fear born of sin. Their banks are thronged with beasts and birds of many kinds, and are adorned with the hermitages of ascetics—places that foster purity, restraint, and spiritual calm.”
धौम्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links sacred geography with ethical purification: places associated with ascetic practice and natural harmony are portrayed as dispelling the fear and burden of sin, encouraging restraint, reverence, and inner cleansing.
Dhaumya is describing southern sacred rivers—Veṇā and Bhīmarathī—highlighting their sanctifying power and the serene, hermitage-filled landscape along their banks.