Shloka 23
अध्याय ९० — लोमशोपदेशः तथा तीर्थयात्रानिश्चयः
Lomaśa’s Counsel and the Resolve for Pilgrimage
भृगुर्यत्र तपस्तेपे महर्षिगणसेविते । राजन् स आश्रम: ख्यातो भृगुतुड़ो महागिरि:,राजन! महर्षियोंसे सेवित जिस महान् पर्वतपर भृगुने तपस्या की थी वह भृगुतुंग आश्रमके नामसे विख्यात है
bhṛgur yatra tapas tepe maharṣigaṇasevite | rājan sa āśramaḥ khyāto bhṛgutūṅgo mahāgiriḥ ||
Dhaumya said: “O King, the great mountain where Bhṛgu once performed austerities—revered and frequented by hosts of great seers—is renowned as the hermitage called Bhṛgutūṅga.”
धौम्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical-spiritual authority of tapas and the rishi lineage: places sanctified by disciplined austerity and sustained by the presence of realized sages become enduring centers of dharma and guidance for rulers and seekers.
Dhaumya identifies and praises a renowned sacred site for the king, pointing out the great mountain-hermitage called Bhṛgutūṅga, made famous because the sage Bhṛgu performed austerities there and because it is frequented by many great seers.