Shloka 12
Udīcī-diśi Tīrtha-kīrtana
Northern Sacred Places Enumeration
वेदी शूपरिके तात जमदग्नेर्महात्मन: । रम्या पाषाणतीर्था च पुनश्नन्द्रा च भारत,तात! शूर्परिवक्षेत्रमें महात्मा जमदग्निकी वेदी है। भारत! वहीं रमणीय पाषाणतीर्था और पुनश्नन्द्रा नामक तीर्थ-विशेष हैं
vedī śūparike tāta jamadagner mahātmanaḥ | ramyā pāṣāṇatīrthā ca punaśnandrā ca bhārata ||
ತಾತಾ! ಶೂಪರಿಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಹಾತ್ಮ ಜಮದಗ್ನಿಯ ವೇದಿಯಿದೆ. ಓ ಭಾರತ! ಅಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ರಮ್ಯವಾದ ‘ಪಾಷಾಣತೀರ್ಥ’ ಮತ್ತು ‘ಪುನಶ್ನಂದ್ರಾ’ ಎಂಬ ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ತೀರ್ಥವೂ ಇದೆ।
धौम्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic value of tīrtha-yātrā: remembering and visiting places sanctified by great sages (like Jamadagni) is presented as a means of reverence, purification, and alignment with righteous tradition.
Dhaumya is guiding the listener by naming specific sacred sites in Śūparika—Jamadagni’s altar and two tīrthas (Pāṣāṇa-tīrtha and Punaśnandrā)—as part of a broader itinerary or description of pilgrimage locations.