Shloka 4
Udīcī-diśi Tīrtha-kīrtana
Northern Sacred Places Enumeration
राजर्षेस्तस्य च सरिन्नृगस्य भरतर्षभ । रम्यतीर्था बहुजला पयोष्णी द्विजसेविता,भरतकुलभूषण! राजा नृगकी नदी पयोष्णी भी उधर ही है जो रमणीय तीर्थों और अगाध जलसे सुशोभित है। द्विज उसका सेवन करते हैं
rājarṣes tasya ca sarin nṛgasya bharatarṣabha | ramyatīrthā bahujalā payoṣṇī dvijasevitā ||
ಧೌಮ್ಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಓ ಭರತಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠನೇ! ಆ ರಾಜರ್ಷಿ ನೃಗನಿಗೆ ಸೇರಿದ ಪಯೋಷ್ಣೀ ಎಂಬ ನದಿಯೂ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಇದೆ. ಅದು ರಮ್ಯ ತೀರ್ಥಗಳಿಂದ ಶೋಭಿತ, ಬಹುಜಲಸಮೃದ್ಧ, ಮತ್ತು ದ್ವಿಜರಿಂದ ಸೇವಿತವಾಗಿದೆ.
धौम्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic value of tīrthas and sacred rivers: places sanctified by righteous kings and frequented by the dvijas become centers of purification, learning, and ethical cultivation.
Dhaumya is describing a notable river—Payoṣṇī—associated with the royal sage Nṛga, emphasizing its beauty, abundant waters, and its status as a tīrtha visited by the twice-born.