Shloka 15
कामाश्रम
प्रवेशः / Entry into Kāma’s Hermitage at the Sarayū–Gaṅgā Confluence
तस्यायमाश्रम: पुण्यस्तस्येमे मुनय: पुरा।शिष्या धर्मपरा नित्यं तेषां पापं न विद्यते।।।।
tasyāyam āśramaḥ puṇyas tasyeme munayaḥ purā |
śiṣyā dharmaparā nityaṃ teṣāṃ pāpaṃ na vidyate ||
हा त्याचा पवित्र आश्रम आहे आणि हे मुनि पूर्वी त्याचे शिष्य होते। ते नित्य धर्मपरायण आहेत; त्यांच्या ठायी पापाचा अंशही नाही।
This holy hermitage belongs to Kama. These ascetics are his disciples. They are always righteous and are free from sin.
FAQs
Steady commitment to Dharma purifies conduct; disciplined spiritual life prevents the accumulation of pāpa (harmful moral residue).
Viśvāmitra identifies the hermitage and introduces the resident sages as disciplined disciples devoted to righteousness.
Dharmaniṣṭhā (steadfastness in righteousness) and śauca (purity) as embodied by the munis.