Mahabharata 3.157.3 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 157, Shloka 3
Gandhamādana-nivāsaḥ — Draupadyāḥ prārthanā, Bhīmasenārohaṇaṃ, Maṇimāna-yuddham
Chapter 157: Draupadi’s request, Bhima’s ascent, and the combat with Maniman
देवै: पूर्व विचीर्णानि मुनिभिश्च महात्मभि: । यथाक्रमविशेषेण द्विजै: सम्पूजितानि च
devaiḥ pūrva vicīrṇāni munibhiś ca mahātmabhiḥ | yathākramaviśeṣeṇa dvijaiḥ sampūjitāni ca ||
ആ തീർത്ഥങ്ങളും വനങ്ങളും പൂർവകാലത്ത് ദേവന്മാരും മഹാത്മ മുണിമാരും സഞ്ചരിച്ചവയായിരുന്നു; കൂടാതെ യഥാക്രമവും യഥോചിതമായ വ്യത്യാസങ്ങളോടെയും ദ്വിജന്മാർ അവയെ സമ്യകമായി പൂജിച്ച് ആദരിച്ചു.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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Sacred places gain authority through continuous, disciplined reverence: when gods and realized sages have frequented them, later generations uphold dharma by honoring them in proper order and with due respect.
The narrator (Vaiśampāyana) describes the sanctity of the places being visited—sites previously trodden by gods and great sages and subsequently venerated by learned twice-born—framing the journey as a dharmic pilgrimage through established holy ground.
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