Shloka 16
Cyavana’s Reconciliation with Indra; Tīrtha-Indexing at Ārcīka-parvata and Yamunā
Chapter 125
आर्चीकपर्वतश्चैव निवासो वै मनीषिणाम् | सदाफल: सदास्रोतो मरुतां स्थानमुत्तमम्
Ārcīkaparvataś caiva nivāso vai manīṣiṇām | sadāphalaḥ sadāsrotaḥ marutāṁ sthānam uttamam ||
Lomāśa disse: «Adiante fica o monte Ārcīka, morada dos sábios. Está sempre carregado de frutos e sempre alimentado por fontes que correm sem cessar. Sobre essa montanha há excelentes habitações dos deuses, e ela é também uma estação suprema dos Maruts.»
लोगमश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents sacred geography as a moral-spiritual landscape: places associated with sages and gods are depicted as naturally abundant and pure, suggesting that wisdom, restraint, and divine presence harmonize with a life-sustaining environment.
Lomasa continues guiding the travelers by describing the next sacred landmark—Ārcīka Mountain—highlighting its ever-fruitful trees, perennial springs, and its status as an excellent abode of the gods and a chief station of the Maruts.