Shloka 5
अध्याय ९० — लोमशोपदेशः तथा तीर्थयात्रानिश्चयः
Lomaśa’s Counsel and the Resolve for Pilgrimage
पुण्यं चाख्यायते दिव्यं शिवमग्निशिरोडनघ । सहदेवो5यजद् यत्र शम्याक्षेपेण भारत,उधर ही अग्निशिर नामक दिव्य, कल्याणमय, पुण्यतीर्थ बताया जाता है। निष्पाप भरतनन्दन! उसी तीर्थमें सहदेवने शमीका डंडा फेंकवाकर, जितनी दूरीमें वह डंडा पड़ा था उतनी दूरीमें, मण्डप बनवाकर उसमें यज्ञ किया
puṇyaṃ cākhyāyate divyaṃ śivam agniśiro 'nagha | sahadevo 'yajad yatra śamyākṣepena bhārata ||
Dhaumya said: “O sinless one, this place called Agniśiras is proclaimed a sacred ford—divine, auspicious, and purifying. O descendant of Bharata, it was here that Sahadeva performed a sacrifice, marking out the ritual ground by casting a śamī-wood staff and having the sacrificial pavilion set up to the measure of the distance where it fell.” The passage highlights how holy places and properly delimited ritual action are treated as instruments of purification and right order (dharma).
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