Shloka 22
अध्याय ९० — लोमशोपदेशः तथा तीर्थयात्रानिश्चयः
Lomaśa’s Counsel and the Resolve for Pilgrimage
सनत्कुमार: कौरव्य पुण्यं कनखलं तथा । पर्वतश्न पुरुर्नाम यत्र यात: पुरूरवा:,कुरुनन्दन! पुण्यमय कनखलमें पहले सनत्कुमारने यात्रा की थी। वहीं पुरु नामसे प्रसिद्ध पर्वत है, जहाँ पूर्वकालमें पुरूरवाने यात्रा की थी
sanatkumāraḥ kauravya puṇyaṃ kanakhalaṃ tathā | parvataś ca purur nāma yatra yātaḥ purūravāḥ, kurunandana |
ಧೌಮ್ಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಕೌರವ್ಯನೇ! ‘ಕನಖಲ’ ಎಂಬ ಪುಣ್ಯತೀರ್ಥವಿದೆ; ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಹಿಂದೆ ಸನತ್ಕುಮಾರನು ಯಾತ್ರೆ ಮಾಡಿದನು. ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ‘ಪುರು’ ಎಂದು ಖ್ಯಾತವಾದ ಒಂದು ಪರ್ವತವೂ ಇದೆ; ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಾಚೀನಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಪುರುರವನು ಪ್ರಯಾಣಿಸಿದನು, ಕುರುನಂದನನೇ.
धौम्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the Mahābhārata’s tīrtha-yātrā ethic: sacred places gain and display their sanctity through the presence and practice of exemplary figures (ṛṣis and ancient kings). Remembering such journeys encourages reverence, self-discipline, and the pursuit of puṇya through righteous travel and conduct.
Dhaumya is guiding a Kuru prince by pointing out notable pilgrimage sites. He identifies Kanakhala as a holy place previously visited by the sage Sanatkumāra, and he mentions a mountain called Puru, associated with an earlier journey of King Purūravas—thus mapping the landscape through revered precedents.