Shloka 27
भीष्मस्वप्न-स्मृत्युपाख्यानम् | Bhīṣma’s Dream-Linked Recollection of the Paraśurāma Combat
प्रयागे देवयजने देवारण्येषु चैव ह । भोगवत्यां महाराज कौशिकस्याश्रमे तथा
prayāge devayajane devāraṇyeṣu caiva ha | bhogavatyāṃ mahārāja kauśikasyāśrame tathā ||
ਪ੍ਰਯਾਗ—ਦੇਵਤਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਯਜ੍ਞ-ਸਥਾਨ—ਵਿੱਚ, ਅਤੇ ਦੇਵਾਰਣ੍ਯਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ; ਹੇ ਮਹਾਰਾਜ, ਭੋਗਵਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ, ਅਤੇ ਕੌਸ਼ਿਕ ਦੇ ਆਸ਼ਰਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ।
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic self-discipline: undertaking vows and bathing at tīrthas symbolizes inner purification, restraint, and the pursuit of merit through regulated conduct rather than mere desire or power.
Rāma lists a sequence of sacred locations—Prayāga, divine sacrificial grounds and forests, Bhogavatī, and Kauśika’s hermitage—indicating that the woman being described traveled to these tīrthas and performed ritual bathing while observing strict vows.