Shloka 10
Gandhamādana-nivāsaḥ — Draupadyāḥ prārthanā, Bhīmasenārohaṇaṃ, Maṇimāna-yuddham
Chapter 157: Draupadi’s request, Bhima’s ascent, and the combat with Maniman
विशाला बदरी दृष्टा नरनारायणाश्रम: । दिव्या पुष्करिणी दृष्टा सिद्धदेवर्षिपूजिता,“विशाल बदरीतीर्थ, भगवान् नर-नारायणके आश्रम तथा सिद्धों और देवर्षियोंसे पूजित इस दिव्य सरोवरका भी दर्शन किया
viśālā badarī dṛṣṭā nara-nārāyaṇāśramaḥ | divyā puṣkariṇī dṛṣṭā siddha-devarṣi-pūjitā ||
അവർ വിശാലമായ ബദരീ തീർത്ഥവും, ഭഗവാൻ നര-നാരായണരുടെ ആശ്രമവും, സിദ്ധന്മാരും ദേവർഷിമാരും പൂജിക്കുന്ന ആ ദിവ്യ പുഷ്കരിണിയും ദർശിച്ചു.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights tīrtha-darśana—reverent visitation of sacred places and sage-abodes—as a dharmic practice that inspires self-restraint, devotion, and inner purification by keeping one in the company (physical or remembered) of the holy.
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, the travelers/pilgrims reach and behold Badarī, the hermitage of the divine sages Nara and Nārāyaṇa, and a divine sacred lake honored by Siddhas and celestial seers, marking a significant stop in the tīrtha-journey sequence of the Vana Parva.