Shloka 47
Gautama–Śakra Saṃvāda: Karma, Loka-bheda, and the Restoration of the Elephant
गोमती कौशिकीं पम्पां महात्मानो धृतव्रता: । सरस्वतीदृषद्धत्यौ यमुनां ये तु यान्ति च
gomatīṁ kauśikīṁ pampāṁ mahātmāno dhṛtavratāḥ | sarasvatīdṛṣadvatyau yamunāṁ ye tu yānti ca
ドリタラーシュトラは言った。「大いなる魂をもち、誓戒（vrata）に堅く立つ者たちで、ゴーマティー河（Gomatī）、カウシキー河（Kauśikī）、パンパー（Pampā）へ巡礼し、さらにサラスヴァティー河（Sarasvatī）とドリシャドヴァティー河（Dṛṣadvatī）、そしてヤムナー河（Yamunā）へも赴く者は、（説かれた功徳を得る）。」
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steadfastness in vows (vrata) and reverent pilgrimage to sacred rivers are presented as dharmic disciplines that purify and generate spiritual merit (puṇya), emphasizing inner resolve alongside outward sacred travel.
In a tirtha-focused passage of the Anuśāsana Parva, Dhṛtarāṣṭra enumerates sacred waters—Gomatī, Kauśikī, Pampā, Sarasvatī, Dṛṣadvatī, and Yamunā—describing the conduct of great-souled vow-keepers who go to these places, as part of a broader discussion of pilgrimage and its fruits.